Making Cultural Heritage Significant for the Public. The Role of Researchers in Encouraging Public Awareness and Local Pride

Bibliographic Data

ID12674258
AuthorsMaría Luz Endere (0000-0001-8500-2512, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, corresponding author), Maria Gabriela Chaparro (0000-0003-3785-2912, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires), María Eugenia Conforti (0000-0003-4261-0272, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires)
Year2018
Volume17
Issue1
Pages36-54
Publication date2018-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-5187 • E-ISSN: 1753-5530
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14655187.2018.1499390
OpenAlexW2886801873
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited22

The municipality of Olavarría, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, has a rich, diverse, and ancient natural and cultural heritage, although this is not well known by the local community. For this reason, an itinerant exhibition was developed to promote public access to scientific information and community awareness concerning the importance of local heritage. This project was the starting point of an integral programme of public outreach and science education, whose main goal is to facilitate intellectual and physical access to academic knowledge by local communities. After seven years of development, several lessons have been learned, including the need to increase stakeholders’ participation and the exploration of new strategies of communication in order to engage different segments of the public

Aesthetics · Art · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Environmental ethics · Industrial heritage · Media studies · Political science · Pride · Public relations · Sociology · Values · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Law · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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