The Role of Museums in Safeguarding ICH
Lecturer: Dr. Christina Kreps, Director of Museum Studies and Director of the DU Museum of Anthropology, Denver University
This lecture introduces the role of museums in safeguarding ICH. Museums can be instrumental in many facets of safeguarding, including inventorying, research and documentation, revitalization, and education. Most importantly, if museums are to become centers for cultural revitalization, they must strive to establish lasting partnerships in their communities by involving local residents in museum planning and decision-making, as well as by building networks with local institutions such as community associations, local government agencies, and schools.
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Recommended Links and Readings:
- Kreps, C. (2003). Liberating Culture: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Museums, Curation and Heritage Preservation.
- Kreps, C. (2009). Indigenous Curation, museums, and intangible cultural heritage. In Intangible Heritage, Edited by Smith, L and Akagawa, N. London and New York: Routledge.
- Kurin, R. (2004). “Museums and Intangible Heritage: Culture Dead or Alive?” ICOM News No.4.
http://icom.museum/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/ICOM_News/2004-4/ENG/p7_2004-4.pdf - Nguyen Van Huy. Intangible Heritage at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. ICOM News. No. 4, 2003.
http://icom.museum/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/ICOM_News/2003-4/ENG/p4_2003-4.pdf
Nguyen Van Huy. 2006. The Role of Museums in Preservation of Living Heritage: - Experiences of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. International Journal of Intangible Heritage. Vol. 1 pp. 35-41.
http://www.ijih.org/ijih_upload/ijih_w11_volumes/2006_03.pdf - Pinna, G. 2003. International Museum Day 2004: “Museums and Intangible Heritage.” ICOM News, No. 4, 2003.
http://icom.museum/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/ICOM_News/2003-4/ENG/p3_2003-4.pdf
Codes and Charters:
- ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums http://icom.museum/ethics.html#intro
- The Role of International Council of Museums for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage
www.unesco.org/culture/ich/doc/src/01367-EN.doc