Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums A Special Issue Introduction

This article introduces the special issue of the journal Volkskunde dedicated to the subject of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in relation with museums. Guest editors Marc Jacobs, Jorijn Neyrinck and Evdokia Tsakiridis situate the different contributions and case studies made by a range of authors within the overall setup of the publication. The challenge and approach throughout the volume is (how) to build and cross bridges between the living heritage field and the museum sector and museology, identifying intersections and occasions where the twain can meet.