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The material authenticity of cultural heritage has been questioned by societies in which the modern paradigm of conservation has not developed from within the native culture. This paper examines the philosophical and practical traditions in Iran regarding the materiality and authenticity of past structures. By reviewing the emergence of the Western conservation paradigm in Iran, this paper highlights two key factors: the rapidness of this paradigm shift and the remarkable contradiction between the new and old paradigms. By borrowing the Deleuzo-Guattarian concept of a ‘body without organs’ (BwO), this paper problematises the rapidness and radicality of the paradigm shift in Iran. It suggests exploring the under-investigated possibilities between the pre-modern and modern paradigms to address the gap between native circumstances and Western standards.
This Master’s thesis research investigates how and if sharing authority is happening through a participatory exhibit, specifically by critically analyzing the Community Altar (CA) exhibit at Denver Botanic Gardens (DBG) from 2018. This case was selected partly due to the proliferation of Día de los Muertos exhibits and related celebrations occurring in museums steadily since the 1970s, particularly in a United States context. The context of working with this intangible cultural heritage practice brings up interesting questions in light of intensifying discussions in museum management surrounding equity and sharing authority. Furthermore, methods for examining how to share authority—particularly through participatory exhibit design with local communities and cultural heritage—remain lightly explored from theoretical perspectives. Through a qualitative content analysis, this research assesses results from exhibit planning documents and in-person interviews with CA participants and DBG staff members. Ultimately, this research suggests that in order to initiate sharing authority between CA exhibit participants and DBG, empowerment through “transformative participation” needs to occur (White, 1996). The planning structure of the CA exhibit should empower involved community members and DBG staff to co-produce exhibit elements in a co-creative way. A discussion around what empowerment means is offered in the end of the study, including that DBG staff can further support Community Altars participants in utilizing lived experience(s) as curatorial authority.
For more than a decade, the interconnected structures of the Buddhist earthen heritage in Wanla village/Ladakh, illustrated most prominently by the historic Avalokiteshvara Temple, have been researched, conserved, and restored by the NGOs Achi Association and Achi Association India. In the fifteen articles of this publication, the interdisciplinary team of architects, art conservators, conservation scientists, art historians, and archaeologists present the results of their work with the village community for the preservation of this exceptional cultural heritage. They provide insights into a training programme for young people interested in their heritage, and explain the art historical details, construction techniques, building materials, building archaeology, and state of conservation of these structures, as well as the iconography of art works. This is all enriched by the conservation reports and documentation of several buildings.
All these efforts combined three major approaches: a fabric-based and a value-based analysis and assessment, along with a people-centred conservation.
Die Inwertsetzung von kulturellem Erbe ist in den letzten Jahren zu einem wichtigen Faktor für eine ökonomische, materielle, ökologische, aber auch infrastrukturelle Entwicklung von strukturschwachen Regionen geworden. Für eine Inwertsetzung eignet sich insbesondere das immaterielle Erbe der Menschen in solchen Regionen.
Immaterielles Erbe ist ein Erbe, das auch von der UNESCO anerkannt worden ist und als Intangible Heritage seit 2003 sogar durch eine UNESCO-Konvention geschützt wird. Der vorliegende Leitfaden beruht darauf, das Potential zur Inwertsetzung von immateriellem Erbe in der Lausitz zu erschließen und es für eine Regionalentwicklung im weitesten Sinne aufzubereiten. Regionale Akteure sollen dazu motiviert werden, ihr immaterielles Kulturerbe zu entdecken und für individuelle und institutionelle Entwicklungsprozesse zu nutzen.