Repatriation of museum objects from national collections to local communities in Norway

Tansen is renowned for its natural settings, historic buildings and a living cultural heritage that have remained, from medieval period until now. By UNWTO statistics,internationally, cultural tourism comprises 39% of the total tourism arrivals. This reaffirms that offering greater access to the cultural and heritage assets would give Tansen a competitive edge over the other tourist destinations and increase its attractiveness as a top tourist destination in Nepal. This article is related to study of how the heritage sites could be revived to make the cultural heritage tourism sustainable and regain Tansen’s economic vibrancy that has been depleting in the recent times. The purpose of the study is to examine the current state of the cultural heritage management in Tansen, to examine the prospect of revitalizing the cultural heritage assets and; to examine the role of the local communities in these aspects. The methods used in the study were site observations, a key informant interview of experts including the city Mayor, tourism entrepreneurs, site mangers and opinion survey of tourists and the local community resident. The study shows that local population has a positive opinion and initial enthusiasm on the emerging tourist arrivals after the restoration of Rani Mahal, but their role is marginalized in the process. This is the key proposition to start an initiative for the local communities to actively participate in tourism development projects. ‘Revitalizing the Rani Mahal heritage’ launched through the Public Private Partnership with support from UNESCO could build the trust amongst the high end international as well as domestic tourist and attract more investments to conserve, protect and promote the heritage capital stocks for the Tansen tourism development.

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Revitalizing the cultural heritage sites of the medieval town of Tansen for the sustainable tourism development

Nepalese Culture ◽

10.3126/nc.v13i0.27507 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 127-138

Author(s):

Paras SJB Rana

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Local Community ◽

Local Population ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Local Communities ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Natural Settings

Tansen is renowned for its natural settings, historic buildings and a living cultural heritage that have remained, from medieval period until now. By UNWTO statistics,internationally, cultural tourism comprises 39% of the total tourism arrivals. This reaffirms that offering greater access to the cultural and heritage assets would give Tansen a competitive edge over the other tourist destinations and increase its attractiveness as a top tourist destination in Nepal. This article is related to study of how the heritage sites could be revived to make the cultural heritage tourism sustainable and regain Tansen’s economic vibrancy that has been depleting in the recent times. The purpose of the study is to examine the current state of the cultural heritage management in Tansen, to examine the prospect of revitalizing the cultural heritage assets and; to examine the role of the local communities in these aspects. The methods used in the study were site observations, a key informant interview of experts including the city Mayor, tourism entrepreneurs, site mangers and opinion survey of tourists and the local community resident. The study shows that local population has a positive opinion and initial enthusiasm on the emerging tourist arrivals after the restoration of Rani Mahal, but their role is marginalized in the process. This is the key proposition to start an initiative for the local communities to actively participate in tourism development projects. ‘Revitalizing the Rani Mahal heritage’ launched through the Public Private Partnership with support from UNESCO could build the trust amongst the high end international as well as domestic tourist and attract more investments to conserve, protect and promote the heritage capital stocks for the Tansen tourism development.

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An emotions-informed approach for digital documentation of rural heritage landscapes: Baojiatun, a traditional tunpu village in Guizhou, China

Built Heritage ◽

10.1186/s43238-021-00029-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jane-Heloise Nancarrow ◽

Chen Yang ◽

Jing Yang

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Local Community ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Digital Documentation ◽

Multi Level ◽

Emotional Value ◽

Digital Survey

AbstractThe application of digital technologies has greatly improved the efficiency of cultural heritage documentation and the diversity of heritage information. Yet the adequate incorporation of cultural, intangible, sensory or experimental elements of local heritage in the process of digital documentation, and the deepening of local community engagement, remain important issues in cultural heritage research. This paper examines the heritage landscape of tunpu people within the context of digital conservation efforts in China and the emergence of emotions studies as an evaluative tool. Using a range of data from the Ming-era village of Baojiatun in Guizhou Province, this paper tests an exploratory emotions-based approach and methodology, revealing shifting interpersonal relationships, experiential and praxiological engagement with the landscape, and emotional registers within tunpu culture and heritage management. The analysis articulates distinctive asset of emotional value at various scales and suggests that such approaches, applied within digital documentation contexts, can help researchers to identify multi-level heritage landscape values and their carriers. This methodology can provide more complete and dynamic inventories to guide digital survey and representation; and the emotions-based approach also supports the integration of disparate heritage aspects in a holistic understanding of the living landscape. Finally, the incorporation of community participation in the process of digital survey breaks down boundaries between experts and communities and leads to more culturally appropriate heritage records and representations.

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Increasing the socio-cultural influence of immovable cultural heritage on local communities – the case of historic residential buildings in Wielkopolska used as hotels

Studia Periegetica ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.6582 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 43-57

Author(s):

Zdzisława Elżbieta Niemczewska

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Community ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Local Communities ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Cultural Impact ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Property Owners ◽

Cultural Functions

The article presents results of a study of how immovable cultural heritage used for commercial purposes of tourism affects local communities. The study is based on data collected in direct interviews with property owners and representatives of local authorities and a questionnaire survey of local residents concerning sixteen historic buildings used as hotels, which are located in rural areas of Wielkopolskie province. It was found that the provision of additional, free cultural functions for local communities by property owners and/or local authorities exerts a greater socio-cultural impact and contributes to local, sustainable development. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that when historic buildings of this kind are used for commercial purposes it is important to ensure that they are part of the cultural experience not only for hotel guests but also for the local community. In this way, entire communities can appreciate their local cultural heritage (socio-cultural impact), which in turn strengthens cultural sustainability.

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Transformation of the concept of Identity in the context of interpretation of cultural heritage

Философская мысль ◽

10.25136/2409-8728.2021.4.34078 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 77-85

Author(s):

Sergey Aleksandrovich Pilyak

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Socioeconomic Development ◽

Large Scale ◽

Local Community ◽

Regional Identity ◽

Local Communities ◽

Natural Heritage ◽

Cultural Specificity ◽

The People ◽

Special Category

The concept of identity in the the era of fundamental rearrangement of the cultural and national map of Europe in the XIX – XX centuries. The threat of losing the identity of entire states, separate regions, and local communities, actualizes the value of cultural specificity and view of identity as a special concept. Regional identity associated with the cultural and natural heritage of a particular region remains most common. Identity alongside cultural heritage overall, is singled out as a special category only in case of its loss. The formation of the concept was related to the process of fundamental rearrangement of the cultural and national map of Europe in during the large-scale socioeconomic processes of the XIX – XX centuries. A sense of losing cultural bonds of the people, region, or local community aroused scientific realization of the value of identity. Determination and translation of regional identity is one of the pivotal stages in socioeconomic development of the regions and formation of attractive image of the territory. Moreover, the professional, age, gender and other types of identity can be distinguished in accordance with unifying characteristics. In light of the aforementioned facts, the author proposes to view the principle of identity as a peculiarity of interpretation of the cultural heritage.

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Who Will Own This Site?: Managing Resources and Expectations on the Historical Site of Sekaran

Digital Press Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.29037/digitalpress.44360 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 00013

Author(s):

Manggala Ismanto ◽

Siti Zurinani ◽

Andi Azmi ◽

Syahrul Hindarto

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Local Community ◽

Deep Understanding ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Visual Texts ◽

A Site ◽

Heritage Discourse ◽

The Relationship ◽

Empirical Material

Managing cultural heritage is a challenge for stakeholders. To manage a site, collaboration from various actors is needed to ensure the perspectives of each party can be conveyed, heard, and accommodated. The discovery of a new historical site called Sekaran in Sekarpuro Village, Malang Regency which has high cultural and historical values is a momentum to explore the relationship and negotiation of interests between cultural heritage management authorities and the local community. To see this phenomenon, researchers used the concept of "inclusive heritage discourse" (Kisić, 2013). This approach provides a discourse alternative to the management of cultural heritage, better known as authorization-based management, both by state and expert. Through IHD disharmony (dissonance) present from various actors is considered and understood as the entrance to negotiations to produce a framework for managing cultural heritage in a participatory manner. This study uses a qualitative approach with ethnographic methods. Qualitative research includes a collection process that varies from empirical material, including case studies, personal experience, life stories, interviews, texts, observation, and visual texts (Denzin & Lincoln, 2005). In qualitative research, researchers are expected to interpret the phenomena faced to gain a deep understanding. <o:p></o:p>

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Local Community Participation in Establishing the Criteria for Heritage Significance Assessment of the Cultural Heritage in Medan

Kapata Arkeologi ◽

10.24832/kapata.v15i1.523 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Isnen Fitri ◽

Yahaya Ahmad ◽

Nfn Ratna

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Local Community ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Heritage Conservation ◽

Cultural Significance ◽

Cultural Heritage Conservation ◽

Depth Interview ◽

Data Collections ◽

Policy And Planning ◽

Interview Group

Nilai penting adalah satu-satunya alasan yang mendasari pelestarian cagar budaya. Terbukti bahwa tidak ada masyarakat yang berupaya melestarikan aset bersejarah yang tidak mengandung nilai. Sejak penerbitan Burra Charter pada tahun 1979, banyak negara mengakui pentingnya mengidentifikasi makna atau nilai penting objek warisan budaya untuk mengembangkan kebijakan dan perencanaan dalam pengelolaannya. Saat ini, asesmen nilai penting objek warisan budaya adalah bagian dari proses penetapan aset sejarah menjadi cagar budaya. Meskipun wacana konservasi cagar budaya di Kota Medan telah berkembang sejak 1980-an, tetapi asesmen nilai penting budaya masih merupakan konsep baru untuk komunitas cagar budaya Indonesia karena tidak terdapat uraian yang jelas dalam Undang-Undang Cagar Budaya No. 11 tahun 2010. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, perlu seperangkat kriteria yang mengandung prinsip, karakteristik, kategori, dan panduan untuk membantu menetapkan apakah aset bersejarah mengandung nilai warisan budaya atau tidak dan untuk menghasilkan penilaian yang lebih akuntabel, transparan, dan konsisten. Menetapkan daftar kriteria selayaknya menjadi wilayah para akademisi dan para ahli yang dikoordinasikan oleh pihak berwenang di daerah setempat. Namun, hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penetapan kriteria untuk penilaian signifikansi dapat dilakukan dengan melibatkan 33 orang masyarakat lokal melalui tiga fase pengumpulan data dan analisis antara lain survei lapangan; wawancara mendalam; pertemuan kelompok; dan kuesioner kepada 33 peserta. Akhirnya, penelitian ini menghasilkan enam kriteria untuk penilaian penetapan cagar budaya di Kota Medan yang berasal dari lima nilai: sejarah, desain atau arsitektur fisik, budaya dan spiritual, ilmiah, dan sosial.Value is the sole reason underlying heritage conservation. It is self-evident that no society makes an effort to conserve a historic asset what it does not value. Since the publication of the Burra Charter in 1979, many countries recognized the importance of identifying the cultural heritage significance or values to develop the policy and planning in heritage management. Today, the cultural significance assessment is part of the listing process of a historical asset as heritage. Although the discourse of cultural heritage conservation in Medan had evolved since the 1980s, cultural significance assessment is still a new concept for Indonesia heritage community with the absence of its description within the Indonesian Heritage Act No. 11 of 2010. For that reason, we need a set of criteria which contain principles, characteristics, categories, and guidance to help decide whether a historic asset has heritage value or not and to make the assessment results more accountable, transparent, and consistent as well. Establishing criteria for listing have traditionally been the territory of academics and experts coordinated by the authorities of the region. However, this study has shown that establishing criteria for significance assessment could be done by involving 33 local people through three phases of data collections and analyses such as field survey; in-depth interview; group meeting; and questionnaire to the 33 participants. Finally, the research revealed six criteria for the significance assessment of cultural heritage in Medan derived from five values: history, physical design or architecture, cultural and spiritual, scientific, and social.

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Social innovation in cultural heritage management: a Neapolitan perspective

Social innovation studies ◽

10.22199/issn.2452-5774-4639 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. e4639

Author(s):

Stefano Consiglio ◽

Mariavittoria Cicellin ◽

Adriana Scuotto ◽

Daniela Ricchezza

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Local Community ◽

Social Innovation ◽

Active Role ◽

Organizational Form ◽

Social Needs ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Public And Private ◽

Cultural Heritage Management

Italy has one of the biggest cultural heritage in the world, but nowadays it is facing a strong crisis, concerning its management and key resources (economic, human, financial, etc). This article aims to contribute to social innovation studies by focusing on the emergence of new actors in cultural heritage management field, through an approach centered on hybrid organizational form. This is a preliminary study which analyze cultural initiatives carried out by social enterprises that have positive impacts, both social and economic, in terms of development of the local community and tourist attraction. According with the preliminary results, beyond public and private administration, Neapolitan social enterprises apply a hybrid organizational form in cultural heritage management, efficiently and effectively. Enterprises studied, in which social entrepreneurship and innovative business model emerge, play an active role responding to both individual and social needs through a cooperative and collaborative attitude.

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Anna Gaynutdinova, Inclusion vs. Exclusion. Overcoming Undemocratic Contextual Issues in Integrating Communities to Heritage Management and Preservation

PLURAL. History, Culture, Society ◽

10.37710/plural.v8i2_2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 7-17

Author(s):

Anna Gaynutdinova

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Local Community ◽

Local Communities ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Heritage Conservation ◽

Conservation And Management

The article presents the retrospective of various initiatives of engaging local communities in heritage conservation and management taking place in Russia over the last decades. It gives the analysis of their sources, locations and developments in the light of contextual issues of the contemporary social and political circumstances and their influence to the conservation field. It also represents the summary of more than 50 years-long practice of local community engagement in the conservation of WH property “Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands” from the period before it was designated till present.

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Archaeological Heritage Legislation and Indigenous Rights in Latin America: Trends and Challenges

International Journal of Cultural Property ◽

10.1017/s0940739114000174 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 319-330 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Maria Luz Endere

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Indigenous Rights ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Political Agenda ◽

Archaeological Remains ◽

Archaeological Heritage ◽

Heritage Legislation

Abstract:The recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples has been on the political agenda in Latin America since the 1980s, although it has not always been reflected in the legal systems of the countries in the region. Most of them have passed laws that grant legal recognition to indigenous communities and have recognized their rights in the national constitutions. However, these rules do not always refer to some particular aspects of the indigenous culture, such as those related to their cultural heritage. In general, the archaeological remains are ruled by specific laws that do not consider, or vaguely mention, the indigenous peoples’ rights and their participation in the decision-making process. As a result of the lack of consistency between the indigenous and cultural heritage laws in most countries, the participation of indigenous peoples in heritage management is still exceptional.

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