This book of photographs the Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo–CdF (Montevideo Photography Centre) is presenting is a product of the exhibition of photographs titled Loss, Preservation, Transformation, exhibited by the CdF Ciudad Vieja Open-Air Photo Gallery in 2012, the third of its kind in the city.
These exhibitions are part of the Programme for Revitalising the Ciudad Vieja, carried out jointly by the City Council and the Inter-American Development Bank with the support of the Special Fund of Japan.
The Programme for Revitalising the Ciudad Vieja inaugurated a new stage in the process of protecting the cultural heritage of Montevideo’s historical centre. In 1982, when it was declared an Area of Reference —now, a Heritage Area— the Ciudad Vieja Special Permanent Committee was established. At the time, this was an innovative public and private administration venture.
The process gained momentum with the approval in 2004 of the Special Plan for the Ordinance, Protection and Improvement of the Ciudad Vieja.
