Future-proofing our heritage through pragmatic, ethical and sustainable solutions
Impact Assessments
Interpretation & Memorialisation
Conservation Management Plans and Strategies
Heritage Inventories & Surveys
Heritage Permit Applications
Through the documentary film NPO, CareTakers, Hearth Heritage uses film, photography and audio platforms to promote fair and intelligent story-telling, interpretation and representation of people’s relationships to their natural and cultural environment for sustainable, ethical and effective management of our bio-cultural heritage.
About
hearth heritage
Hearth Heritage is an independent heritage consultancy that provides specialised advice and support in cultural resources management and bio-cultural heritage conservation. A South African female-led consultancy with specialisation in archaeology, cultural landscapes, bio-cultural diversity and memorialisation, Hearth Heritage has over 15 years’ experience in public and private conservation projects, in southern Africa and further afield.
Director and Heritage Specialist
Emmylou Rabe Bailey
Emmylou is a professional heritage specialist and archaeologist with expertise in cultural landscapes, landscape archaeology, historical archaeology, interpretation, memorialization, indigenous knowledge systems, and intangible heritage. She is registered with the Association of Heritage Assessment Practitioners and the South African Association of Professional Archaeologists as a Cultural Resources Management professional.
Emmylou is an expert member of the ICOMOS Archaeological Heritage Management, Water and Heritage and Cultural Landscapes Scientific Committees and serves on the ICOMOS SA National Committee ExCo. She has held heritage management positions at SAHRA, Heritage Western Cape, and the City of Cape Town EHMS.
