Promotion Of Cultural Heritage Research Articles

Virtual Acropolis. Digital recreation of a Sicilian Archaic sanctuary

<p>This paper deals with a project of virtual reconstruction of an entire archaeological site, the Sicilian Archaic sanctuary on the acropolis of Polizzello Mountain. This research program, called ’Virtual Acropolis’ has been developed in order to allow the experience of visiting an interactive and immersive 3D environments reconstructed in all and set in a realistic landscape. A visit that in the reality is currently impossible due to the still ongoing restoration works. For improving the archaeologist’s hypotheses about rituals and performances that were carried out in the sanctuary, all votive objects and offerings were digitally recreated and located in their original position and an avatar of a worshipper was implemented within the interactive model in order to directly experience, thanks to the archaeological and literary sources collected, how was one ordinary day in an Archaic sanctuary. Furthermore, the application of this technique represents the more recent frontier in the policies aimed to promotion of cultural and archaeological heritage.</p>

Cultural events, cultural heritage, tourism and new media

This paper identifies events that are committed to using history and cultural heritage as elements for promoting tourism of Catalan towns and cities. During the last 20 years, these events have become consolidated as fun and festive tourist activities. The paper reviews the current role and trend of new media in the promotion and development of Catalan cultural heritage and which technologies could be applied to theses reenactment cultural events.

Perceptions of students and lecturers on the preservation of endangered languages

The Malaysian Vision 2020 as propagated by the ex Prime Minister stipulated among its challenges the respect towards freedom of its people to practice their own religion and culture. The indigenous group still maintain their own way of life although government efforts have been extended to assimilate them into the mainstream. This study examined the responses of lecturers and university students towards the preservation of the endangered languages belonging to the indigenous community in Malaysia namely the Bateq community. Thirty students attending the Learner Diversity Course at the undergraduate level at the Faculty of Education Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia were involved in a focus group interview session. The focus groups consisted of five groups. Ten lecturers teaching undergraduate courses were also involved. The Preservation of Endangered Language Questionnaire (PELQ) was used to guide the discussion .The reasons for the preservation of endangered languages are (a) propagation of One Malaysia and vision 2020, (b) death of the indigenous people, (c) diversity in Malaysia,(d) promotion of inclusivity, (e) cultural heritage and identity, (f) multiculturalism, (g) political-social stability, (h) creativity and expression and (i) globalization effects. While the barriers to preservation of endangered languages are (a) the majority versus minority issue, (b) ignorance or lack of knowledge of the indigenous groups, (c) physical inaccessibility and (d) lack of Input from the indigenous groups. The findings indicated high agreement on the need to preserve endangered languages of the ethnic minority in Malaysia. Policy makers and implementers need to develop educational and social programs to enhance the use of endangered languages through the curriculum and the co-curriculum. The findings suggest a more comprehensive holistic approach from the micro to the macro level.

Advanced Technologies for Promotion of Cultural Heritage: the Case of Bronzes of Riace

Advanced Technologies for Promotion of Cultural Heritage: the Case of Bronzes of Riace

Cultural Districts, A New Strategy for Regional Development? The South-East Cultural District in Sicily

Le Blanc A. Cultural districts, a new strategy for regional development? The South-East Cultural District in Sicily, Regional Studies. The industrialization of cultural production and a strong trend for the development of regional networks have recently led to the creation of new spatial and economic forms called ‘cultural districts’. However, these new economic systems rely on very different geographical bases, types of products, and developmental processes. In Italy, the first cultural district was created in 2004 to foster the preservation of cultural heritage and boost tourist development in the late Baroque cities of the so-called Val di Noto in south-east Sicily. The main objective of the district is to support local socio-economic development through the promotion of the region's architectural cultural heritage and the local craft industry. The new structure aims at creating a real network between these towns so that they can compete globally. A specific form of spatial organization, the newly crea...

The “library, archives and museum” trinity: a professional challenge with particular reference to the knowledge society and to Uganda

The trinity of “library, archives and museum” constitutes a part of people's lives and reflects the diversity of people's languages and cultures in the knowledge society. Despite the colonial influence, Uganda has preserved its natural and cultural heritage in terms of social tradition and documentary heritage with little emphasis on integrating the functions of libraries, archives and museums. A survey was conducted of selected institutions involved in the collection, storage, preservation and promotion of natural, historical and cultural documentary heritage. The data was obtained through interviews with key persons selected purposively from those institutions; attending the consultative meetings organised by the National Library of Uganda; and reviewing literature about the subject. Findings indicate that there is lack of a strategy in co-ordinating functions. Although various efforts have focused on preservation of natural, historical and cultural heritage, there is no central strategy for integration. It remains a professional challenge to Uganda to address the issues of space, funding, expertise, preservation, co-ordination, government intervention, publicity and accessibility, and to ensure a culture of access to information. That is why a co-ordinated strategy for the recruitment, training, and sensitising of Ugandan professionals is required. Innovation Vol. 31 2005: 76-97

Enhancing digital access to local cultural heritage through e-governance: innovations in theory and practice from Genoa, Italy

e-Governance is an emerging platform for improving digital access to cultural heritage. For residents, tourists, service providers and other users, e-governance can facilitate inclusion in destination promotion through user-relevant e-services. However, practice has yet to meet the challenge existing theory poses: traditional top-down approaches to decision-making and e-service development in urban cultural tourism are failing to adopt ICT-enabled participatory approaches. This paper addresses this gap by presenting an innovative e-governance model for the city of Genoa, Italy, which enables a user-relevant web-based promotion of local cultural heritage through inclusive management and participative e-services. A novel bottom-up methodological approach is applied, combining action research with focus group activities involving multiple stakeholders. The outcome is increased digital access as a function of user inclusion and integrated e-services, available at all times, anywhere, and is made available by both providers and users.

Diversity, Heritage and Cultural Politics

This supplement examines the way in which the current global turn in cultural production is generating new epistemological and juridical problems related In the documentation and promotion of cultural heritage. Using recent policy developments in Brazil as a case study, the supplement argues that 'cultural heritage' is a social construction. in that any adequate understanding of its meaning is dependent upon taking into account its wider social and historical contexts. The larger implications of this claim are also examined.

Patrimônios, Museus e Subjetividades

This article is a reflection about the importance of the cultural politic while autonomist and emancipates public politic. Propose as critic exercise squander the classic model the preservation of the objects and collections – show in the equation museum-monument-patrimony – dialoging with the news forms of the contemporary subjectivity. The new regional ethnology identify the emerging of the news objects and outsiders collections, that subverting the bourgeoisie cultural logic. News museums and the news memory places invite at the challenge of the reflect news perspectives and slopes to the cultural and ethnic heritage promotion in the Latin-American and Brazilian society.

Modelling Synchronized Hypermedia Presentations

This paper presents a synchronization model for hypermedia presentations. Several media, continuous, like video and audio files, and non-continuous, like text pages and images, are delivered separately in a distributed environment like the World Wide Web, and presented to the user in a coordinated way. The model is based on a set of synchronization relationships which define media behavior during presentation playback, channels in which to play them, and the effects of user interaction. The model is suited for a wide range of applications, among which self and distance education, professional training, Web advertising, cultural heritage promotion and news-on-demand are good representatives. The model is formally described in terms of changes in the presentation state due to media-related events. A virtual exhibition is analyzed as a test bed to validate the model.

Publishing a community-based knowledge-transfer device within the framework of cultural heritage preservation, management, promotion and education

Preserving, managing, promoting and educating people about cultural heritage are important things to do within the perspective of retrieval of national cultural identity information. For many reasons, the lack of accessibility to culturally related material is the main obstacle. Providing a knowledge-transfer device aimed at unlocking cultural knowledge would be a key component to the projects dedicated to the success of cultural heritage preservation, management, promotion and education.

Preservation of Ampara and Delimiri Ironworking Sites : Toward the promotion of Nigeria's cultural heritage

Yankari National Park a Bauchi, au Nigeria (Afrique), abrite de nombreux ateliers metallurgiques. De nombreuses etudes ont ete realisees afin de mieux connaitre la technologie du fer, notamment sur les sites de Ampara et Delimiri, et de preserver les sites de ce genre dans le cadre d'une campagne de promotion de l'heritage culturel du Nigeria.

Uniting Forces for Promotion of Cultural Heritage: Interdisciplinary Cooperation Based in Göteborg

Uniting Forces for Promotion of Cultural Heritage: Interdisciplinary Cooperation Based in Göteborg