Intangible Cultural Heritage Presentation and Preservation – Challenges and Opportunities for Museum Specialists

• Published in: Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage Vol. 10; no. X; pp. 233 - 240
• Main Authors: Monova-Zheleva, Mariya, Zhelev, Yanislav, Nikolova, Evgeniya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Институт по математика и информатика - Българска академия на науките 01.01.2020; Institute of Mathematics and Informatics - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
• Subjects: Education and training; Electronic information storage and retrieval; ICH Digitisation; Information Architecture; Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH); Library and Information Science; Library operations and management; Museology Heritage Studies; Museum Specialists’ Competencies; Preservation; Safeguarding; Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH); Safeguarding; Museum Specialists’ Competencies; ICH Digitisation
• ISSN: 1314-4006; 2535-0366
• DOI: 10.55630/dipp.2020.10.19

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is a term invented to represent living practices, representations, expressions, skills and knowledge that communities, groups and individuals recognize as distinct but important aspects of identity. The safeguarding of ICH has become a topic of international concern primarily through the work of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) (UNESCO, 2018). Digital technologies and the internet bring unprecedented opportunities to present and preserve cultural assets globally and from a long-term perspective. The use of new technologies in the preservation and transmission of intangible heritage imposes urgent and significant changes in the museum specialists' competency matrix. The paper presents the main results from research con-ducted within the scope of the international project DigiCult in four European countries, aiming to identify the main gaps and constraints regarding the active inclusion of museum professionals in the ICH digital presentation and safeguarding processes.