Abstract
The purpose of the article is to provide review and analysis of the results of the innovative arts and cultural project “Treasures of the Nation” by the Scientific Library of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. The project is to popularize the intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine, already protected by UNESCO and promoted to the Representative List. The research methodology involves the use of a historical and analytical approach to collect and analyse primary data; the content analysis of purposes, objectives and results; prognostic method to summarise and conceptualise the significance and role of the project in the study and facilitation of the intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine. The scientific novelty consists in keeping students and experts, who research the intangible cultural heritage, informed on the Scientific Library experience in implementing the “Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage”; about the structure of the e-resource “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine”, its information and bibliographic content. Conclusions. The project objectives and activities during 2014–2019 are considered. The backgrounds for the implementation of the project and its purposes are highlighted, the main one is the popularization of Ukrainian elements included by UNESCO in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The main attention in the article is focused on the results through three parallel activities: informational, bibliographic, and educational. The role of the project in the development of communication between scientific institutions of different countries involved in the preservation of cultural heritage is disclosed. We are talking about the joint organization of the International Research-to-Practice Conference- Festival “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine as a Modern Tourism Resource: Experience, Practice, Innovation” by the Faculty of Tourism, Hotel and Restaurant Business of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts and the Scientific Library. The main objectives of the conference is a comprehensive scientific review of the current state of the elements of the intangible cultural heritage as a national tourist resource in Ukraine and foreign countries.
Highlights
In the modern world, the influence of the sphere of culture on the development of society is obvious
The scientific library of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts has set among its priorities the goal of development of an e-resource where, using modern computer technologies, information about national elements of the intangible cultural heritage is collected, systematised and promoted for both Ukrainian and foreign scientists
The main objects of the project: − familiarization with UNESCO’s cultural conventions, international cultural cooperation between Ukraine and UNESCO, objects of Ukrainian historical and cultural, natural and intangible heritage; − the University students and teachers’ attention drawing to the intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine; information support for subject matter research; − rising the level of knowledge to ensure respect for the heritage; − communication with masters and bearers of traditions and popularisation of Ukrainian elements of intangible cultural heritage, protected by UNESCO or promoted to the Representative List
Summary
ISSN 2410-1915 (Print) Culture and Arts in the Modern World. Festival “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine as a Modern Tourism Resource: Experience, Practice, Innovation” by the Faculty of Tourism, Hotel and Restaurant Business of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts and the Scientific Library. The main objectives of the conference is a comprehensive scientific review of the current state of the elements of the intangible cultural heritage as a national tourist resource in Ukraine and foreign countries
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