TY - JOUR
KW - Central Europe
KW - Cultural heritage viability
KW - Intangible cultural heritage (ICH)
KW - Traditional transport
KW - UNESCO
AU - Ales Smrcka
AB - Cultural Heritage Viability: An Example of Traditional Transport in Central Europe This paper focuses on traditional transport as a form of cultural heritage in Central Europe, looking at the modes of transport that are still viable today as a part of people’s lives and livelihoods, as well as strategies to ensure their survival. The importance of preserving the original purpose of traditional transport modes, as well as their acquisition of new functions in the modern era, are examined in the context of the sustainability and viability of cultural heritage. The article also highlights crucial role of promoting the visibility of cultural phenomena to the public in encouraging their protection and ongoing sustainability. It also draws attention to some less positive examples of how forms of traditional transport are currently presented, examining approaches that may lead to the alteration of traditions and the construction of distorted images of cultural heritage. In the conclusion, I propose distinguishing between forms of traditional transport that continue to maintain people’s livelihoods or generate entertainment, and forms which are merely reconstructions of traditional phenomena, intended only as imitations to recall the past.
BT - Muzeologia A Kulturne Dedicstvo-Museology And Cultural Heritage
DO - 10.46284/mkd.2021.9.2.2
LA - English
M1 - 2
N1 - Publisher: Muzeologia a kulturne dedicstvo, o.z
N2 - Cultural Heritage Viability: An Example of Traditional Transport in Central Europe This paper focuses on traditional transport as a form of cultural heritage in Central Europe, looking at the modes of transport that are still viable today as a part of people’s lives and livelihoods, as well as strategies to ensure their survival. The importance of preserving the original purpose of traditional transport modes, as well as their acquisition of new functions in the modern era, are examined in the context of the sustainability and viability of cultural heritage. The article also highlights crucial role of promoting the visibility of cultural phenomena to the public in encouraging their protection and ongoing sustainability. It also draws attention to some less positive examples of how forms of traditional transport are currently presented, examining approaches that may lead to the alteration of traditions and the construction of distorted images of cultural heritage. In the conclusion, I propose distinguishing between forms of traditional transport that continue to maintain people’s livelihoods or generate entertainment, and forms which are merely reconstructions of traditional phenomena, intended only as imitations to recall the past.
PY - 2021
SP - 27
EP - 44
T2 - Muzeologia A Kulturne Dedicstvo-Museology And Cultural Heritage
TI - Cultural Heritage Viability: An Example of Traditional Transport in Central Europe
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85108880722&doi=10.46284%2fmkd.2021.9.2.2&partnerID=40&md5=773ed70c4cbb0e8a76836cb54808790f
VL - 9
SN - 13392204 (ISSN)
ER -