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How to preserve the maritime heritage on the Croatian Adriatic? Ecomuseums and interpretation centers as 21st century heritage practice
Tamara Nikolić Đerić
; Ecomuseum House of Batana - Casa della Batana, Rovinj, Croatia
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Sažetak
The year 2003 was crucial for the development of global and local discourse on intangible cultural
heritage. The adoption of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage launched numerous heritage processes around the world, including a local initiative to
preserve the Rovinj batana boat. In response to the decreasing presence of traditional wooden
vessels in the Rovinj port, the local community founded the first Croatian ecomuseum, the House of
Batana – Casa della Batana, in 2004. The ecomuseum, developed through a participatory approach
of the community and experts, has become an example of good practice in the valorization of both
tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The ecomuseum does not view the batana exclusively as
a vessel, but as a carrier of knowledge, skills, customs, language, music and gastronomy, thereby
realizing the fundamental idea of the 2003 UNESCO Convention – the preservation of living cultural
practices. The paper also addresses the broader theoretical framework of the development of museums
and ecomuseums, highlighting their transformation from elitist institutions to tools for democratic
management of cultural heritage. The importance of ecomuseums and interpretive centers as spaces
for inclusive heritage discourse, where the community actively participates in the preservation
and interpretation of its own heritage, is particularly emphasized. Ecomuseums are not seen as a
replacement for museums, but as flexible models adapted to local contexts.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
336237
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.10.2025.
Posjeta: 333 *