Showing papers on "Cultural heritage published in 1994"

Museum Exhibition: Theory and Practice

Abstract: In recent years, museums have developed into multi-dimensional organizations - displaying, preserving and collecting objects which are of increasing interest to the global community. They have adapted to a consumer-oriented world and now compete with other "leisure-time" activities for visitors' time and attention. This text considers an integrated approach to exhibition development from theory to practice. The field of exhibition preparation is a complex one and demands a variety of professional skills. Designers must have creative ability and aesthetic sense as well as considerable skills in writing, management and interpretation. This work examines a wide range of exhibition development concerns, including planning and design of exhibitions, collections, care of exhibits, display evaluation and administration, content and text development for exhibitions and computer usage. It provides a complete outline for all those concerned with providing displays for museums and similar cultural heritage centres.

Building a New Heritage: Tourism, Culture, and Identity in the New Europe

Abstract: 1. A Heritage for Europe: The Need, the Task, the Contribution G. J. Ashworth and P. J. Larkham Part 1: Theories and contexts 2. From History to Heritage: From Heritage to Identity: In Search of Concepts and Models G. J. Ashworth 3 What New Heritage for Which New Europe? Some Contextual Considerations I. Masser, O. Sviden and M. Wegener Part 2: Producers and consumers 4.Tourism and Heritage: the Pressures and Challenges of the 1990s E. A.J. Carr 5. Cultural tourism and Time-Space Behaviour A.G.J. Dietvorst 6 Who Consumes the Heritage Product? Implications for European Heritage Tourism D. Light and R.C. Prentice Part 3: Choice: whose heritage, which heritage? 7.Whose Heritage? Global Problem, European Nightmare J.E. Tonbridge 8 Heritage Conservation and Revisionist Nationalism in Ireland B.J. Graham 9. The Renaissance of Cultural Vernacularism in Germany J. Soane 10. Urban Heritage in the Czech Republic R. Hammersley and T. Westlake Part 4: The achievement, hopes and limitations of heritage planning 11. Tourism: Support or Threat to Heritage? P.T. Newby 12. Heritage and Culture: A Capital for the New Europe E. Morris 13. A New Heritage for a New Europe: Problem and Potential P.J. Larkham. Indices.

Urban Conservation in Singapore: A Survey of State Policies and Popular Attitudes:

Abstract: This paper focuses on the intersection of state policies and popular attitudes towards urban conservation in Singapore. It first reviews changing state policies which have shaped the built environm...

On the heritage trail : maps of and journeys to olde Englande.

Abstract: This paper contains analyses of some theoretical ways of comprehending heritage phenomena. It is suggested that commentators on such phenomena have analysed an intended object based on a particular experience of heritage events. Rather, the author stresses that there are multiple ways of experiencing heritage. Throughout it is suggested that it is performance that creates heritage. Travel is used as a metaphor for this process as it stresses the issue of creative spatiotemporal practices. However, the organisation of heritage is reliant on the assumption that heritage is ontologically prior to its performance. The tension between these two perspectives is mobilised through the metaphors of Map and Journey. The reactionary tendency to reify heritage is seen less as a result of misleading versions of history than as a result of their organisation. This organisation freezes a certain experience of heritage into a virtual object. This object is like a map that is used to attempt to project its own selective order back onto heritage experiences. The author uses anecdotes, examples from the literature, and his own research to illustrate these points.

Durability and Change: The Science, Responsibility, and Cost of Sustaining Cultural Heritage

Abstract: Partial table of contents: Preservation of Books and the Electronic Storage of Information (F. Westheimer). Durability and Change: A Biochemist's View (F. Cramer). The Value of Age and Decay (D. Lowenthal). The Nature of Changes Caused by Physical Factors (W. Ginell). Microbiological Impacts on the Cultural Heritage (C. Urzi & W. Krumbein). The Role of the Conservation Scientist in Enhancing the Practice of Preventive Conservation and the Conservation Treatment of Artifacts (N. Tennent). The Architect's Role in Conservation (M. Schuller). Selling Cultural Heritage: Conflicts and Possibilities (B. Goodey). Appendices. Indexes.

Trails For The Twenty-First Century

Abstract: Review by Sherry Kinney Library Specialist, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University, P.O. Box 6022, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA Ryan, Karen-Lee, editor, Trails For The Twenty-First Century. Washington, DC, Island Press, 1993, 213 pp. US$24.95 paper ISBN: 1-55963-238-0. Recycled acid- free paper. Across the nation thousands of miles of former railways, canals, and roadways are being converted into multi-use trails. Through the efforts of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the National Park Service, and hundreds of state and local citizen groups, abandoned transportation corridors are undergoing transformation to become public recreation and transportation pathways. The ultimate goal is the creation of a nationwide network of non-motorized multi-use trails -- local, regional, and national systems -- that will allow walkers, hikers, joggers, people with disabilities, bicyclists, skiers, equestrians, and others to enjoy the natural features and cultural heritage of their environment. The information provided in this work represents the collective experience of hundreds of trail users and managers. Trails For The Twenty-First Century is intended to be a step-by-step resource manual for the planning, design, and management of multi-use trails. It provides guidelines for every part of the process. The authors offer suggestions for the careful consideration of sites, ideas for generation of ample local interest and funding, and strategies for working with individuals and agencies. Specifics of the physical construction of the trail to serve local users' needs is addressed at length. Legal and safety issues are also discussed. The final chapters are devoted to ongoing maintenance and management of the trail after completion. Numerous examples, illustrations, and photographs enhance the text. This manual contains an excellent table of contents and index which facilitate its use. Another aspect of Trails For The Twenty-First Century is an Annotated Resource Directory which provides additional references related to multi-use trail planning, design, and management. Trails For The Twenty-First Century makes a positive literary contribution to the effort of those who wish to recycle transportation corridors for the preservation and enhancement of our environment and our quality of life.

Weighing the risks and rewards of involvement in cultural conservation and heritage tourism.

Abstract: Many towns in the United States are embracing heritage tourism in order to stimulate economic growth and enhance quality of life, hoping to attract new business and industry. Communities seek anthropologists' services as consultants on heritage tourism development projects; however, critics within our discipline have voiced doubts about the intellectual and ethical integrity of such work. This paper reviews literature on sociocultural impacts of tourism, focusing on work that raises concerns about spurious cultural representations that result when the tourism industry or entrepreneurs within host societies appropriate heritage and commoditize it for tourist consumption. Critics accuse anthropologists and other specialists in cultural heritage conservation of staging inauthentic events and inventing spurious cultural traditions that undermine rather than sustain the vitality of genuine cultural expression. This critique is presented and challenged. Cultural heritage conservation projects in the United Stat...

The economic dilemma of heritage preservation.

Abstract: This paper deals with the analysis of the effects and of the normative aspects of the decisions on the conservation of artistic and historical heritage.

La conservation de la pierre monumentale en France

Abstract: This is the second title of the collection Conservation du Patrimoine coedited by CNRS-Editions and the Research and Technology task force of the Ministere de la Culture. This text deals with the conservation of stone monuments in France and presents an update of research on deterioration of stone and its mechanisms as well as methods and products available for a better and longer-lasting protection of the cultural heritage. It offers a multidisciplinary approach with more than 20 authors involved including restorers, conservators, and architects. The work is divided into four parts: 1) a review of stone as a material with petrography and geology basic notions; 2) an update on stone deterioration and its mechanisms; 3) a review on methods, products, and techniques used for cleaning, consolidation, and protection of stone; and finally, 4) the main section presenting concrete examples of restoration. Depicts restorations carried out in the 19th century by Viollet-le-Duc and his successors and evaluates the progress that has taken place since then. These examples illustrate cleaning, consolidation, and restoration processes from the most traditional to the more recent ones and their specific applications, the impact of the environment of the monuments, and the architectural views of those in charge of the cultural heritage. The cases of buildings such as the Château de Gaillon, the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris are presented as well as some religious buildings such as Saint-Trophime in Arles, the cathedrals Notre-Dame la Grande in Poitiers, Notre-Dame in Paris, Bourges, Reims, Saint-Denis, the Cloister of Elne, the Abbey of Moissac, but also statuary kept in museums as well as many other monuments.

Forgotten territory: the oral tradition of the /Xam

Abstract: Notably absent in South African literary histories is consideration of the oral tradition of the Bushmen. In rethinking South African literature, one of the traditional forms which urgently needs recovery as part of our South African literary and cultural heritage, is the collected narratives and songs/poems of the /Xam (as represented in the Bleek & Lloyd collection, published in 1911, 1924 and 1931-37, and in Von Wielligh and Marais's collections in Afrikaans in the 1920's). These previously marginalised forms need reincorporation into what we consider to be the corpus of South African literature.