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MEASURING HERITAGE CONSERVATION PERFORMANCE
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that promote knowledge management. (Consejo
Nacional de la Cultura y de las Artes, 2009, p. 37)
By strengthening the documentation of these
‘community practices’ as mentioned above, one is
also conducting conservation or safeguarding work
as a means to preserve against negligence, destruction
or misuse of the performances, demonstrations
and cultural performances of villages. These all provide
for the adoption of a series of measures aimed
at identifying optimal factual knowledge, protecting
(which is part of the role of documentation), promoting
as an approach to other areas, revitalizing to
avoid extinction or misuse and diffusion in terms of
transmission of the various economic aspects. This
means, therefore, its protection and conservation.
The statement in Article 2 of the General Provisions,
of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage reflects this:
“‘Safeguarding’ means measures aimed at
ensuring the viability of the intangible cultural
heritage, including the identification, documentation,
research, preservation, protection,
promotion, enhancement, transmission, particularly
through formal and non-formal education,
as well as the revitalization of the various
aspects of such heritage.”(UNESCO, 2003).
Life can be inferred from each and every one of
these issues highlighted because they are concatenated
to the extent they are adding to the identification
and ownership of communities with respect to
the terms arising from their own culture, resulting
in elements of national identity, regarded from the
most specific to the general. In this sense, the role of
education is vital for the construction of new consciences
guided by respect for cultural diversity and
its generators.
The institutions carrying out public policies based
on intangible cultural heritage should be ready to
support the furtherance of research works not only
with the stock they have in their collections, but on
the changes that traditions have experienced over
time. It is not enough to comply with registration
rules and file appropriate forms for the conservation,
or in many cases, the revitalization of these
cultures, even if excellent documentation is held. In
this sense, the preparation of publications, websites
and IT systems should emphasize the analysis of
cultural content owned by them, and open the door
to knowledge through educational strategies that
promote respect and appreciation as well as building
increased dialogue between cultures.
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