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commemorative plaque

vr.tr.commemorative-plaque · PHY.BLT

Let an agent handle commemorative plaques by subject, scheme, location and history, respectfully, with sourced information, especially for memorials to victims.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent handle commemorative plaques by subject, scheme, location and history, respectfully, with sourced information, especially for memorials to victims.

A plaque fixed to a building, pavement or monument to commemorate a person, event or place, such as blue plaques, heritage site plaques and memorial stones including Stolpersteine, which commemorate individual victims of Nazi persecution at their last freely chosen homes.

What it is for: Public memory and heritage.

It can be find plaques and their subjects; learn about plaque schemes and criteria; research people commemorated; report damage to memorials.

Distinguishing features

Commemorates people or events

Fixed in public space

Run by schemes or communities

Carries historical meaning

What it looks like

Metal, ceramic or stone tablets on walls or set into pavements.

How it is recognised

Inscribed names and dates

Scheme logos such as blue plaques

Stolpersteine are small brass stones in pavements

Related models

is a kind of - category

plaque and memorial

commemorates - subject

person or event

is part of - context

public memory

is protected by - law

heritage and hate crime law

In practice

Families and kinds

blue plaques and similar schemes

Stolpersteine and remembrance stones

heritage site plaques

funerary plaques

event commemorations

Standards and regulation

Plaque scheme criteria

Heritage protection law

Hate crime law for vandalised memorials

Failure modes and hazards

Inaccurate inscriptions

Vandalism of memorials

Insensitive handling of victim memorials

Also called

Stolpersteinfunerary plaqueRemembrance Stones in PalmaStolpersteine in Osterholz districtUNESCO World Heritage Site plaquesymbolic toolKendall County 1976 Bicentennial Commission PlaqueTexas Historical Markerhere-stayed plaquenothing happened plaqueGöttinger GedenktafelnNew York State Historic Markersjapanese bridge nameplateNational Historical Commission of the Philippines historical markerpanel Histoire de ParisStolperschwelleGregory Normal Schoolwooden plaqueLunar plaqueMemorial PlaqueNew Hampshire Historical Highway MarkerMather PlaqueBerlin memorial plaqueVilla Rica Historical Markersblue plaqueLast Address plaquehere-was-born plaquehere-died plaquehere-studied plaquehere-worked plaquehere-lived plaqueplaque Jan Hus 1415 - 1915 with a portrait reliefmortification boardBlue plaques in NorwayBlue plaques in DrammenBlue plaques in Trondheim

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Plaque Which plaque.

Details identify.

Subject

Who or what.

Subject

Subject.

  1. Who or what does the plaque commemorate, and where is it? provenance
  2. Which scheme placed it? provenance

Inscription

Text.

Inscription

Inscription.

  1. What does the inscription say? provenance
  2. Is it accurate according to historical sources? boundary
Memory Remembrance.

Memorials need respect.

Victims

Stolpersteine.

Victims

Victim memorials.

  1. What does the project record about the person commemorated? provenance
  2. Is the description respectful and accurate? boundary

Research

Biographies.

Research

Biographical research.

  1. Which archives hold information about the person? provenance
  2. How can relatives or researchers contribute? action
Schemes Criteria.

Schemes have rules.

Criteria

Eligibility.

Criteria

Criteria.

  1. What are the criteria for a plaque under this scheme? provenance
  2. How can someone propose one? action

Permission

Owners and councils.

Permission

Permissions.

  1. Who must consent to installing a plaque? provenance
  2. Are planning permissions needed? provenance
Care Protection.

Memorials need care.

Damage

Vandalism.

Damage

Damage.

  1. How can damage or theft of a memorial plaque be reported? action
  2. Is it a hate crime? boundary

Maintenance

Cleaning.

Maintenance

Maintenance.

  1. How are plaques or Stolpersteine cleaned respectfully? provenance
  2. Who organises it? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should plaque schemes be separate entries?
  • How should plaque databases be linked?
  • How should victim memorials be presented?
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