Assessing Participatory Practices in a Cultural Preservation Workshop of the Sriwijaya Museum

Among the great maritime trading empires of history, the Sriwijaya empire ranks among the most splendid and rich ones. Still, few people know about this empire and recognize it as an important part of the history of Indonesia. This study examined participatory practice in historic preservation by investigating stakeholders’ perspectives on the potential application of digital technology in the Sriwijaya Museum in Palembang. We introduced photogrammetry and color analysis technologies to identify some possible improvements to be implemented in the museum in the future. We invited some community members interested in Palembang’s history and in using digital technology in museums to participate in a two-day participatory workshop. Pre-workshop and post-workshop questionnaires were distributed to identify the participants’ expectations for and responses to the workshop. Moreover, we also interviewed several participants. The study revealed that all participants agreed that both technologies have great potential to provide narrations in the museum and support thematic activities such as arts, culinary, and music performances. This paper highlights the importance of the local community’s commitment and the government’s political will to realize a roadmap for the city’s cultural heritage preservation and digitization movement. Abstrak. Di antara kerajaan perdagangan maritim besar dalam sejarah, Sriwijaya termasuk yang paling megah dan terkaya. Namun, hanya sedikit orang yang mengetahui dan mengakui Kerajaan Sriwijaya sebagai bagian penting dari sejarah Indonesia karena penggalian lebih banyak artefak dan sisa-sisa rumit. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji praktik partisipatif dalam pelestarian sejarah dengan mengkaji perspektif pemangku kepentingan tentang potensi penerapan teknologi di Museum Sriwijaya. Kami memperkenalkan teknologi fotogrametri dan analisis warna untuk mengidentifikasi beberapa perbaikan yang mungkin diterapkan di masa depan. Kami mengundang beberapa anggota masyarakat yang tertarik menggunakan teknologi di museum untuk berpartisipasi dalam lokakarya dua hari tersebut. Kuesioner pra dan pasca dibagikan untuk mengidentifikasi tanggapan dan harapan peserta terhadap lokakarya. Selain itu, kami mewawancarai beberapa peserta. Studi tersebut mengungkapkan bahwa semua peserta sepakat bahwa kedua teknologi tersebut berpotensi diterapkan untuk memberikan narasi di museum dan mendukung kegiatan tematik, seperti seni, kuliner, dan pertunjukan musik. Kajian tersebut menyoroti pentingnya komitmen masyarakat lokal dan kemauan politik pemerintah untuk mewujudkan peta jalan gerakan pelestarian warisan budaya dan digitalisasi kota. Kata kunci. partisipatif, workshop, pelestarian budaya, alat digital, Museum Sriwijaya.

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Assessing Participatory Practices in a Cultural Preservation Workshop of the Sriwijaya Museum

Journal of Regional and City Planning ◽

10.5614/jpwk.2021.32.2.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 165-178

Author(s):

Adiwan F Aritenang ◽

Zahara Sitta Iskandar ◽

Pingkan Safitri ◽

Riela Provi Drianda ◽

Laila Zohrah

Keyword(s):

Digital Technology ◽

Cultural Preservation ◽

Color Analysis ◽

Community Members ◽

Heritage Preservation ◽

Political Will ◽

Digital Museum ◽

Participatory Workshop ◽

History Of ◽

Cultural Heritage Preservation

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Culture and Heritage Preservation in an Era of Globalization and Modernism

Handbook of Research on Heritage Management and Preservation - Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3137-1.ch016 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 320-339 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Floribert Patrick Calvain Endong

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

East Asian ◽

Cultural Preservation ◽

Critical Study ◽

Heritage Preservation ◽

Cultural Globalization ◽

Cultural Effects ◽

The Impact ◽

Cultural Heritage Preservation

According to a number of myths, the cultural effects of globalization and modernization have not really impeded East Asian countries' efforts towards cultural heritage preservation. In tandem with this, many “fascinated” members of the African intelligentsia view Eastern Asian nations such as China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand among others as true models to be emulated by their nations in the realm of cultural heritage preservation. This chapter examines the extent to which this thesis is plausible, through a critical study of the impact of globalization and modernization on cultural heritage preservation in China and Nigeria. The chapter begins by exploring the question of cultural preservation in an era of modernization and cultural globalization and ends up assessing the degree to which China and Nigeria's efforts towards cultural heritage preservation have been affected by cultural globalization and a West-dominated model of modernization.

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

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w5-719-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽

pp. 719-724 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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.

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Engaged histories : Wendat women's souvenir arts of cultural preservation and entrepreneurial invention

10.22215/etd/2021-m011705 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

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Annette de Stecher

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

Cultural Preservation ◽

Political Agenda ◽

Community Members ◽

Systematic Analysis ◽

Self Sufficiency ◽

History Of ◽

Object Of Study ◽

Symbolic Content ◽

A Site

The nineteenth century souvenir arts of the Wendat (Huron) women of Wendake, Quebec, works of virtuosity in technique and design, were sought after as collectibles by European visitors and Euro-Canadians, and today appear in substantial numbers in European, Canadian, and American museum collections. Although souvenir wares have been the object of study in the fields of anthropology and art history, an in-depth systematic analysis of the tradition, situated within a history of Wendat visual arts, had yet to be written. This study addresses two problems: First, the lack of a corpus of material to place nineteenth-century souvenir arts in the context of art from earlier periods created for ceremonial and community use and drawn both from archaeological and ethnological collections. Second, it addresses the need to explore the relationship among modes of production and to carry out a close reading of the imagery and women’s egalitarian status in Wendat society from pre- and early-contact periods through the nineteenth century. 1 argue that souvenir arts, produced during a period of intense change and challenges to Wendat identity and economic self-sufficiency caused by increasing settler populations and colonial pressures of assimilation, offer a site for the exploration of Wendat women’s economic and social roles in their community. I base these arguments in archival and historical research and in consultation with Wendat community members, who have provided important insight into symbolic content of the souvenir works and their significance for the Wendat as well as for European buyers. The development of souvenir arts was intertwined with the diplomatic and political agenda of Wendat community leaders, reflecting Wendat women’s agency in creating commercial works that inspired the admiration of European collectors, and could serve as ceremonial gifts that contributed to harmonious relations with settler communities.

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The architectural evolution of the ancient Lebanese churches in Koura, Batroun and Byblos, from the 8th Century to the 13th Century

Lebanese Science Journal ◽

10.22453/lsj-021.2.182-210 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 182-210

Author(s):

Ghassan Issa ◽

Keyword(s):

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Architectural Heritage ◽

13Th Century ◽

Heritage Preservation ◽

The Past ◽

Architectural Features ◽

The Social ◽

Wide Circle ◽

History Of ◽

Cultural Heritage Preservation

I think this work is intriguing for a wide circle of readers interested in the history of ancient Lebanese churches. Monumental historical temples are the symbol of cultural identity showing the spiritual value of their old period and reflecting the social, cultural and economic endurance of the past. They are the main part of the architectural heritage that signalizes the continuity of history and the important link between our time and history that helps to understand the development of the architectural features in time and space. Like in many countries, ancient churches need to be identified, classified and then assessed; for this reason, in this research, I will offer an overall picture of the original ecclesiastical parts, which is based on the latest architectural and documental data. The study of these structures is important because it helps to identify the structural forms, the disaster preparedness and the potential hazards. The original damaged and undamaged parts of these churches should be examined in order to achieve proper results, considering the first step to accomplish this, is to recognize them in their original status, so that the applied intervention could be implemented respecting these results. Documentation, protection and conservation of historic monuments are the most important procedures of the cultural heritage preservation, therefore large inventory of these temples should be well documented before starting to detailed analyses and restoration projects.

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Cultural Heritage Preservation and Canon Formation

The Garb of Being ◽

10.5422/fordham/9780823287024.003.0016 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 318-346

Author(s):

Caroline T. Schroeder

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Digital Humanities ◽

Thomas Aquinas ◽

Canon Formation ◽

Heritage Preservation ◽

Computational Work ◽

History Of ◽

Computational Research ◽

Cultural Heritage Preservation

This chapter simultaneously traces the history of early Coptic and Syriac public digital humanities projects and reassesses the history of what is usually considered the “founding moment” in digital humanities, Roberto Busa’s computational work on Thomas Aquinas. It argues that each of these endeavors should be considered comparable acts of cultural heritage preservation focused on computational or digital examinations of a community’s canonical cultural heritage. The primary differences between Busa’s work and early Coptic and Syriac computational research are not methodology but issues of canon and resources.

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IT CULTURAL HERITAGE: PRESERVATION AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE AS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS AND IT IN KATOWICE

Muzealnictwo ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0015.0686 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 62 ◽

pp. 179-188

Author(s):

Małgorzata Pstrocka-Rak ◽

Grzegorz Rak

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Daily Life ◽

Direct Interaction ◽

Future Generations ◽

Heritage Preservation ◽

History Of ◽

The Media ◽

Cultural Heritage Preservation

It is the biggest museum of IT technologies in Poland: Museum of the History of Computers and IT in Katowice (MHKI) that the paper is dedicated to. The trend to create this kind of museums has been observed in technologically- advanced countries for over 20 years. It is connected with the shift in perceiving technological accessories of a daily life, which have been gradually incorporated into the circle of cultural heritage, and subsequently covered with institutional protection. Founders of such museums generally rank among private entities and private individuals motivated by their passion to preserve and popularize technological heritage among the present and future generations. What IT museums worldwide have in common is the rarely encountered in classical museology model of allowing visitors a direct interaction with the exhibits. At the same time, these museums are market operators, which, apart from culture- -forming activity, forces them to achieve their autonomy and financial stability first of all owing to the visitor turnout and partnership contracts with outside entities: companies and the media. All these issues were the topic of an extensive interview with MHKI’s Director which provides the material for the paper. The acquired information may serve as a source of knowledge and inspiration for potential founders of other IT heritage museums to be established in Poland.

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

Harmonia Journal of Arts Research and Education ◽

10.15294/harmonia.v16i1.6353 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

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>

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Creative economy: Towards cultural heritage capitalization

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2017-4-100-116 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 100-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T. Abankina

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Creative Industries ◽

Creative Economy ◽

Heritage Preservation ◽

Creative Potential ◽

Strategic Development ◽

Post Industrial ◽

Cultural Heritage Preservation

The paper analyzes trends in the development of the creative economy in Russia and estimates the export potential of the Russian creative industries. The author demonstrates that modern concepts of cultural heritage preservation focus on increasing the efficiency of its use and that building creative potential and systematic support of the creative industries are becoming a key task of the strategic development of regions and municipalities in the post-industrial era.

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“You Have Living Legends among You”

Kalfou A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies ◽

10.15367/kf.v6i1.238 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sara Awartani

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

East Coast ◽

Puerto Ricans ◽

Black Panther Party ◽

Self Determination ◽

Community Members ◽

Multiple Generations ◽

Young Lords ◽

History Of ◽

Lincoln Park

In late September 2018, multiple generations of Chicago’s storied social movements marched through Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood as part of the sold-out, three-day Young Lords Fiftieth Anniversary Symposium hosted by DePaul University—an institution that, alongside Mayor Richard J. Daley’s administration, had played a sizeable role in transforming Lincoln Park into a neighborhood “primed for development.” Students, activists, and community members—from throughout Chicago, the Midwest, the East Coast, and even as far as Texas—converged to celebrate the history of Puerto Ricans in Chicago, the legacies of the Young Lords, and the promises and possibilities of resistance. As Elaine Brown, former chairwoman and minister of information for the Black Panther Party, told participants in the second day’s opening plenary, the struggle against racism, poverty, and gentrification and for self-determination and the general empowerment of marginalized people is a protracted one. “You have living legends among you,” Brown insisted, inviting us to associate as equals with the Young Lords members in our midst. Her plea encapsulated the ethos of that weekend’s celebrations: “If we want to be free, let us live the light of the Lords.”

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