International Conference: Intangible Cultural Heritage, Museums and Cultural Policies

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Things are moving in today’s field of heritage

Think of debates on new roles of museums in society, participatory museums, recent calls for decolonizing collections, etc … These debates collide with a growing awareness of other forms and experiences of heritage that we have often overlooked in the past. One of these emerging fields attracting our attention lately is that of ‘intangible cultural heritage’ (ICH) which is embodied by generations of people practicing skills, performances and wisdom and the challenge of safeguarding this ‘living heritage’. And how the heritage field as we know it, may engage in safeguarding or maybe even reinvent itself by doing so. Or should it stay far away, instead?

Heritage work is not on an island of course.

On the contrary, it is strongly connected with larger social dynamics and is constantly being shaped and evolving within its political contexts. Therefor policies on culture at international, European, national, regional and local (governmental) levels form a considerable part of the reference frame against which museums are being effectuated. This conference wants to shine a light on heritage policies that are on the intersection between museums and ICH, giving an overview of several experiences in Europe:

What are the effects of the variety of governmental policies – on all levels – for (internal) museum policy and practice related to safeguarding ICH? What can be learned from comparing different strategies and approaches that are being applied in the five IMP project partner countries – Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy, France and Switzerland? In what ways are museums engaging and relating to policy in their day-to-day work? Has the UNESCO 2003 Convention been integrated in national heritage and/or museum policies? And how do museums develop sustainable practices on safeguarding ICH, as a result of, or a reaction to, these cultural policies?

The program of this international conference will present a myriad of policy-related contributions on ICH, museums and cultural policies:

a panel sharing practitioners’ experiencesfrom the field in Flanders
a keynote by prof. dr.Marc Jacobs on the principle of subsidiarity in relation to ICH and museums
contributions highlighting international perspectives, from UNESCO and the European Parliament
national policy perspectives from the five European IMP partner countries
a series of museum casesstemming from Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy, France and Switzerland
the result of the collaboration between WORD WA(a)R & Africamuseum, initiated by the IMP-project

The full program will be available here soon.

The Conference is an organization of Workshop Intangible Heritage, in collaboration with FARO and ICOM Belgium Flanders, hosted by the museum Hof van Busleyden (Mechelen - BE)

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When

07 May 2019 from 07:00 to 16:30
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Where

Museum Hof van Busleyden (Mechelen)

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Program

Day chairs: Jorijn Neyrinck (Werkplaats immaterieel erfgoed - Workshop intangible heritage) and Marc Jacobs (FARO. Flemish interface centre for cultural heritage)

9h00	Coffee and registration
9h30	Welcome & Introduction of the Intangible Cultural Heritage & Museums Project by Jorijn Neyrinck (Workshop intangible heritage) & Marc Jacobs (FARO. Flemish interface centre for cultural heritage)
9h40	Welcome by Sergio Servellón (ICOM Belgium Flanders)
9h45	Welcome by Yue Shen (UNESCO)
9h55	The practitioner's voice Interview with four Belgian practitioners of intangible cultural heritage on collaborating with museums Luc Rombouts - Bell traditions and carillon culture Michel Mouton - Ijzer en Vuur (Iron and Fire - forging) Mieke Meskens & Gustaaf Soli - Theater De Moedertaal Myriam Stoffen - Zinneke Moderation: Floortje Vantomme (Workshop intangible heritage)
11h00	Coffee break
11h30	KEYNOTE: 'Subsidiarity, Policy-making and Trans-boundaries networking' by Marc Jacobs (FARO. Flemish interface centre for cultural heritage)
12h00	European level: policy perspective on ICH & Museums by Markus Prutsch (European Parliament)
12h25	Lunch break
13h25	Time to inspire: Encounters with museum cases on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage Sigrid Bosmans - Hof van Busleyden (BE) Régis Huguenin - Musée international d'horlogerie (CH) Claudia Marchesoni - Bersntoler Kulturinstitut / Istituto Culturale Mòcheno (IT)
14h35	Coffee break
15h05	Comparative perspectives on intangible cultural heritage and museum policy in 5 countries Panel: Luc Delrue (Secretary General of the Department Culture, Youth and Media - BE) Sarah Knijff (Deputy director of the "Heritage & Arts" section at the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science - NL) Isabelle Chave (Deputy Head of the Department of Research and Scientific Policy, Directorate General of Heritage of the Ministry of Culture - FR) Leandro Ventura (director of the Istituto Centrale per la Demo-etno-antropologia, at the Italian Ministry of cultural heritage - IT) David Vitali (Head of the Section "Culture and Society" of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture - CH)
16h25	Co-creation: WORD WA(a)R in collaboration with Africamuseum: 'King Filip vs Leopold II' Presentation of the contemporary Co-creation realised in the context of IMP BE www.wordwar.be - www.africamuseum.be Moderation: Sarah Kaerts (Workshop intangible heritage)
16h55	Reflections on the day by Kristin Kuutma (University of Tartu)
17h25	Introduction and visit to the permanent or temporary exhibition at Museum Hof van Busleyden

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Intangible cultural heritage in your museum?
Please provide us with some information on the way in which intangible cultural heritage is part of your museum policy and practice (max. 400 words). *

Following questions could be useful:

Which domains of intangible cultural heritage are represented in your museum?
How are ICH-practitioners involved in your museum?
How is ‘intangible cultural heritage’ mentioned in your policy documents?
What kind of activities do you organize on intangible cultural heritage?
How does your museum contribute to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage?
What type of safeguarding measures does your museum undertake?
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An inspiring example on ICH from your museum practice!
Please describe us your inspiring example on ICH:

To which ‘key challenge’ is your inspiring example linked? *

Diversity November 7 and 8, 2017 (Rotterdam, NL)

Participation February 27 and 28, 2018 (Palermo, Italy)

Urban societies September 25 and 26, 2018 (Bern, Switzerland)

Innovation February 5 and 6, 2019 (Aubusson, France)

Cultural policies May 7 and 8, 2019 (Mechelen, Belgium)

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How were ICH-practitioners – communities, groups and individuals, that strive to keep their heritage alive and want to pass it on to new generations, involved in this project / practice / program / … ? (ca. 400 words) *

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Why do you consider this to be an “inspiring example” on ICH, in relation to the topic of the Conference and Expert Meeting you are applying for? (ca. 200 words) *

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Please formulate 2 to 3 hands on tips or recommendations for other museums that wish to engage in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, based on the case you described above. *

Please send 2 photos (and copyrights if necessary) illustrating the case you have submitted to info@ICHandmuseums.eu. Your application is not complete otherwise.