Towards a humanist education: to know cultural heritage to redesign the future

Niglio, Olimpia (2023) Towards a humanist education: to know cultural heritage to redesign the future. In: ICOMOS Scientific Symposium 2021 - Living heritage and climate change, 9-10 November 2021, online. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

[img]
Prévisualisation
PDF
ICOMOS_ScSy21_p164-166_Niglio.pdf
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.

Download (681kB) | Prévisualisation

Résumé (en anglais)

What is meant today by Cultural Heritage? There are many laws dictated by different countries and many conventions, treaties, declarations, recommendations, and many international documents generated mainly by or within the framework of UNESCO activities, which help us understand this definition; however, the route is much more complex than we can imagine because this concept has a close relationship with local cultures, and it is not possible to generalise the definition for the five continents. In fact, for a long time, only Monuments and Art have been considered “Heritage” in capital letters. However, the material results of monuments and works of art are the product of human creativity, which is undoubtedly the first heritage we must recognise, revalue, analyse, and put at the centre of our research route. This creativity is a peculiar feature of childhood, in the natural, carefree, and spontaneous way children observe the world and analyse what surrounds them, from the involvement of their community within their daily landscape. It is precisely this creativity that constitutes the main cultural heritage, and it is essential to start over to identify the correct definition of each cultural heritage. Within this concept of creativity, many elements find their roots in ancestral traditions that we cannot and should not forget or belittle.

Type: Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:
Auteurs
E-mail
Niglio, Olimpia
olimpia.niglio@gmail.com
Langues: English
Mots-clés libres: cultural heritage; definitions; education; children
Sujets: A. ASPECTS GENERAUX ET THEORIQUES > 02. Concept et définition
L. PRESENTATION ET TRANSMISSION DU PATRIMOINE > 07. Education
L. PRESENTATION ET TRANSMISSION DU PATRIMOINE > 08. Enfants
Comité national de l’ICOMOS: ICOMOS International
Collections spéciales: Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale: 2021 Advisory Committee Scientific Symposium
Déposé par: ICOMOS DocCentre
Date de dépôt: 31 août 2023 08:32
Dernière modification: 31 août 2023 09:55
URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2939

Actions (login required)

Fiche du document Fiche du document

Metadata

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics

© ICOMOS
https://www.icomos.org
documentation(at)icomos.org