The content aligns with ICOM’s International Museum Day 2024 theme: “Museums for Education and Research.” The concept of “living laboratories” and their implementation in the cultural heritage field will be at the centre of the activities.
The course aims to introduce the concept of living labs in heritage field, including research, participative approaches, education and co-creation of interpretation. Living lab methodology offers a framework for addressing the complexities and dissonances inherent in heritage studies, research, education, and interpretation. By promoting inclusive participation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuous adaptation, living labs foster equitable, dynamic, and sustainable approach to heritage. This methodology is crucial in critical heritage studies, where the goal is to understand and navigate the contested and multifaceted nature of heritage in contemporary society. Through lectures, workshops and field work, participants will learn about the main concepts, gain insight into good practices, evaluate the existing practices and build their own research plan for the chosen case studies.
International Summer School of Museology and Heritage is one of the core activities of the UNESCO Chair of Interpretation and Education for Enhancing Integrated Heritage Approaches at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Primorska, in partnership with the Škocjan Caves Park Unesco destination. It continues the tradition of organisation and implementation of the previous successful International Summer School of Museology. Based on prior experiences, the UNESCO Chair recognised the need to broaden the main topic of summer school, including different issues from the heritage field, not just museology, and offering integrated approaches to heritage research, interpretation, and education.
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