scholarly journals Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage Using Advance Digital Technology: Issues and Challenges

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zaffwan Idris ◽  
Norsimaa Binti Mustaffa ◽  
Syed Osman Syed Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Human Creativity ◽  
Potential Strategy ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

<p>The emerging concern on intangible heritage in the international arena reflects the fear of cultural homogeneity, diminishing cultural diversity and human creativity. Cultural heritage is a symbol spiritual and intellectual wealth of a civilization, while intangible cultural heritage is associated to tradition and living expressions. There is a need to preserve these fragile assets so they would someday be oblivious in the modern world. Ironically, the potential strategy in preserving the intangible cultural heritage lies in the current advanced digital technology. This paper highlights major issues and challenges in the intangible cultural heritage preservation through technology, with regards to the content and the purpose associated to it.</p>

scholarly journals PLANNING BY USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES – A CASE STUDY OF QIONG-LIN SETTLEMENT IN KINMEN AREA

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽  
pp. 719-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. B. Yang ◽  
Y. N. Ye
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

ICOMOS Florence Declaration in 2014, encourages an in-depth reflection on human values through cultural heritage and landscapes, which emphasizes the importance of historical heritage sites, in order to achieve the application of cultural heritage records through the public participation, sharing new technology platform and facilitation tools for knowledge diffusion, for instance. Nikos adopted digitized intangible cultural heritage within i-Treasures project to create a novel digital platform in 2016. Nowadays, the display platform developed based on geographic information system has been gradually accepted and widely used to distribute cultural heritage information, aiming to combine geography, time, events, issues, trends with the interactive maps to show the context of data changes from the consideration of planarity; for example, Burnaby City in Canada has cooperated with the Columbia University to create a navigation platform for guidance of tangible cultural heritage based on story maps in order to provide public recognition function.<br><br> In this study, Qiong-Lin Settlement in Kinmen Area was taken as an example to illustrate the developing process of an overall planning framework for reappearing the glory of historic settlements of cultural heritage sites with digital technology, which included tangible and intangible cultural heritage preservation and transmission planning, community participation and digital navigation programs. The digital technology with the GIS-based digital platform can provide more diverse and interesting information while using an intuitive, graphical user story mapping interface. So that tangible cultural heritage can be effectively understood, interpreted and preserved with the value-added methods, and also intangible cultural heritage can be continuously transmitted to establish a complete system of cultural heritage preservation. The main contents include several navigation technologies, such as 3D laser scanning, UAV images, photogrammetry, panorama, audio/video, geographic information systems etc.

Japan’s Washoku as Intangible Heritage: The Role of National Food Traditions in UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage Scheme

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Voltaire Cang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Intangible Heritage

Abstract:“Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese” was inscribed in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013, joining the company of French, Mexican, and Mediterranean “national” food traditions in the exclusive List. Although a relatively novel abstraction, washoku (literally “Japanese food”) was formally defined and recreated by a panel of government-appointed experts for inscription purposes.This paper investigates washoku’s evolution into intangible heritage and the consequences of inscription. Analysis of field data from official meetings and primary text sources reveal that Japanese food heritage was both influenced and undermined by UNESCO’s intangible heritage system and the overriding precedent set by the “gastronomic meal of the French.” The example of washoku, though successfully inscribed, casts doubts on the feasibility of national food traditions in UNESCO’s system for intangible heritage, including their roles in promoting cultural diversity and heritage preservation.

scholarly journals Globalization and Localization of Heritage Preservation in Taiwan – an Analysis Perspective under the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-5/W7 ◽  
pp. 65-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-C. Chen ◽  
C.-C. Fu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Innovative System ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

The key contribution to the legislation of heritage preservation in Taiwan primarily derived from the historical monument movements in the 1970s. Specific legislation results include the establishment of Council for Cultural Affairs and the implementation of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act in 1982. Although the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act is the first subjective cultural act, its lack of structure during the initial commencement stages made it un-conducive to heritage preservation and thus unable to meet the people’s expectations. Therefore, throughout the 33 years after the implementation of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, the Act has been amended 6 times. These amendments reflect the degree of importance that the society has attached to heritage preservation, and the innovative system also showcases the progress in preservation concepts and methods. These innovative orientations, such as emphasizing on the authenticity and integrity of heritage preservation, intangible cultural heritage, and cultural diversity, conform to the international preservation trends. They are also local trends such as encouraging community participation, adaptive-reuse, or enhancing the local governments’ powers to implement local cultural governance. This is particularly true for the fifth comprehensive revision in 2005, which has symbolic significance because its contents epitomized the heritage preservation work while moving Taiwan’s heritage preservation system towards globalization and localization. Therefore, we analyzed the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act amendment and revision processes over the past 33 years to highlight the innovations in Taiwan’s cultural heritage work and illustrate their globalization and localization features. Finally, we proposed recommendations for Taiwan’s preservation work in the future as the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act is about to undergo its seventh amendment in 2015.

scholarly journals Kulturarv – et begreb til forhandling

1970 ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Beate Knuth Federspiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Normative System ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Conservation Effort ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cultural Conservation ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

The international organisations active in the field of cultural conservation represent the normative framework for the protection of culture and heritage. Within this administrative and legal system, ideas about the overall meaning of the cultural heritage preservation concept are created and disseminated, and these have implications for museums’ obligations (collection, recording, conservation, research and communication), which collectively can be seen as society’s overall effort to preserve cultural heritage. The subject of this article is to examine how cultural conservation efforts shift focus in step with changes in society’s overall understanding of the concept of cultural heritage – which by nature is the object of these conservation efforts. The most recent UNESCO conventions on culture (The Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and The Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions) testify to a growing appreciation of the value of this overall concept, focusing on people, right down to individual level – whereas focus was previously on national unity and a shared ”story” as the identification markers. The situation may seem especially justified by the distinction between tangible and intangible heritage, in which the intangible is increasingly taken into account. This article highlights key concepts and the continuing debate about their importance in the normative system. The emphasis is on the increasing value attributed to the concept of heritage, and the distinction between tangible and intangible heritage. Against this background, possible consequences for the basic conservation effort are discussed, because this is the foundation of the fundamental idea of what a museum is, as well as justifying the normative system in the field of culture. 

scholarly journals ANGKLUNG: DARI ANGKLUNG TRADISIONAL KE ANGKLUNG MODERN

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Rosyadi Rosyadi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Musical Instrument ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Musical Scale ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Intangible Heritage

AbstrakAngklung adalah alat musik tradisional Indonesia yang berasal dari tanah Sunda, terbuat dari bambu, yang dibunyikan dengan cara digoyangkan. Sebelum menjadi sebuah kesenian yang adiluhung seperti sekarang ini, kesenian Angklung telah mengalami perjalanan sejarah yang amat panjang. Berbagai perubahan telah dilaluinya mulai dari perubahan bentuk, fungsi, sampai pada perubahan nada. Demikian pula berbagai situasi telah dilaluinya, bahkan kesenian ini sempat mengalami keterpurukan pada awal abad ke-20. Angklung sebagai salah satu jenis kesenian yang berangkat dari kesenian tradisional, mengalami nasib yang tidak terlalu tragis dibandingkan dengan beberapa jenis kesenian tradisional lainnya. Kesenian ini hingga kini masih tetap bertahan,  bahkan berkembang, dan sudah “mendunia” kendatipun dengan jenis irama dan nada yang berbeda dari nada semula. Kalau semula nada dasar kesenian Angklung adalah tangga nada pentatonis, kini telah berubah menjadi tangga nada diatonis yang memiliki solmisasi. Boleh dibilang, kesenian Angklung merupakan salah satu jenis kesenian tradisional yang mampu menyesuaikan diri dengan perkembangan zaman, sehingga ia mampu bertahan di tengah terjangan arus modernisasi. Bahkan kesenian Angklung ini telah mendapat pengakuan dari UNESCO sebagai The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Angklung sebagai warisan budaya dunia milik Indonesia yang dideklarasikan pada 16 Januari 2011.  Abstract Angklung is a Sundanese musical instrument made of bamboo. We have to shake it to get the tune. Angklung has been through long period of times in history before it become a masterpiece of one of Sundanese artistry. It has been through many changes, beginning from its form, functions and tune itself. Angklung experienced its downturn at the beginning of 20th century. But it survived. Angklung can suit itself to this changing modern world by adjusting its musical scale from pentatonic to diatonic. UNESCO has granted angklung the Representative List of Intangible Heritage of Humanity on January 16, 2011.

scholarly journals Balancing sustainable development and cultural heritage preservation: luxury burial legacies in Singapore

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ocón
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Burial Customs ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

PurposeThe paper aims to provide up-to-date analysis on how a country like Singapore, with a rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage associated with burial customs, approaches heritage preservation while ensuring modernisation and sustainable growth.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is an exploratory analysis of the association between cultural heritage preservation, particularly the one associated with elaborate burials, and the need for modernisation in Singapore. It mainly uses desk research tools, fieldwork and interviews with death services providers to build a set of conclusions. It employs a historical review approach and uses comparative analyses with other countries in the Asian region to substantiate the arguments.FindingsThe paper provides insights about how, since its independence, Singapore has switched to pragmatic models of growth and development which imply maximising the limited space available, often at the cost of precious cultural heritage. The rapid development has had a significant impact on the country's burial customs and legacies, particularly on elaborate graves and tombs, which traditionally use a considerable amount of space. The analysis concludes that Singapore is in the constant challenge of exploring alternative ways of handling death and its ramifications.Originality/valueThis paper presents a new outlook on the relationship between the preservation of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage associated with death practices and a sustainable approach to modernisation in the context of Singapore.

scholarly journals 3D technologies for intangible cultural heritage preservation—literature review for selected databases

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Skublewska-Paszkowska ◽  
Marek Milosz ◽  
Pawel Powroznik ◽  
Edyta Lukasik
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Research Centres ◽  
Motion Capture Systems ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

AbstractConservation of cultural heritage is nowadays a very important aspect of our lives. Thanks to such legacy we gain knowledge about our ancestors, methods of production and ways of their life. The rapid development of 3D technology allows for more and more faithful reflection of this area of life. The rich cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, can be preserved for future generations due to the use of advanced 3d technologies. They provide the means of documenting, recovering and presenting items of cultural heritage. Not only buildings or monuments are taken into account. An important aspect of our culture is intangible cultural heritage (ICH), including acting, crafting or storytelling, passed down from generation to generation. Due to the rapid development of civilisation and the migration of people, this type of culture is often forgotten. That is why the preservation of ICH is an important element of today world. The main aim of this study, on the basis of the gathered papers, is to identify: (1) the general state of use of 3D digital technologies in ICH; (2) the topics and themes discussed; (3) the technologies used in the study; (4) locations of research centres conducting such studies; and (5) the types of research carried out. The methodology consists of the following main steps: defining study questions, searching query development, selection of publications in Scopus, Web of Knowledge and IEEE Xplore, finally the study execution and the analysis of the obtained results. The results show that for ICH the most often used technologies are: 3D visualisation, 3D modelling, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and motion capture systems.

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