The Intangible Heritage: a Challenge and an Opportunity for Museums and Museum Professional Training
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The main emphasis of most museums over the centurieshas been on the material or tangible cultural or naturalheritage. However, from very early times some museumshave also been closely involved in preserving andpresenting the immaterial or intangible culture as well. On 20th April 2006 the new UNESCO Convention for theSafeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2003came into force, so it is timely to consider the implicationsof this major new development for museums. Will neworganisations and services, a new profession even, becreated to give effect to the new treaty that will challenge,threaten even, the traditional roles of museums andmuseum professionals in relation to the heritage? Or canmuseums, the museum profession, and not least museumprofessional training, respond positively to these seriouspotential challenges and take a major role in ensuring thatthe admirable aims of the Intangible Heritage Conventionare achieved in relation to all, or most, of its five key areas:oral traditions, performing arts, social practices,knowledge and practices concerning nature and theuniverse, and traditional craftsmanship?
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The main emphasis of most museums over the centurieshas been on the material or tangible cultural or naturalheritage. However, from very early times some museumshave also been closely involved in preserving andpresenting the immaterial or intangible culture as well. On 20th April 2006 the new UNESCO Convention for theSafeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2003came into force, so it is timely to consider the implicationsof this major new development for museums. Will neworganisations and services, a new profession even, becreated to give effect to the new treaty that will challenge,threaten even, the traditional roles of museums andmuseum professionals in relation to the heritage? Or canmuseums, the museum profession, and not least museumprofessional training, respond positively to these seriouspotential challenges and take a major role in ensuring thatthe admirable aims of the Intangible Heritage Conventionare achieved in relation to all, or most, of its five key areas:oral traditions, performing arts, social practices,knowledge and practices concerning nature and theuniverse, and traditional craftsmanship?