Socialist Cultural Centres: Effects on Contemporary Society and the Potential of Revitalisation to Achieve Social Inclusion.

Abstract

Cultural facilities represent significant institutions for the cultural life and socialisation of citizens. These facilities should develop cultural and social values, encourage social interaction, and improve the way of life. The paper will analyse the influence of cultural buildings built during the socialist era on the inhabitants, the correspondence of these architectural buildings with visitors and the urban environment in which they are located. It will also examine how revitalisation and modernisation would affect the emotional connection between users and these facilities. The purpose of this research is to gain insight into whether the potential revitalisation of cultural centres is the right way to further encourage today's modern society to use these spaces and to encourage community integration within these cultural objects. The results should suggest that adequate revitalisation of the analysed cultural objects had a positive effect on the social and emotional well-being of the community and helped to form quality social inclusions.