Active heritage - a new way of public participation in heritage preservation.

• In Event: Activizing heritage through digitalization, exhibition, and interdisciplinary research

Abstract

Jūrmala (Latvia), Palanga (Lithuania),Narva-Jõesuu (Estonia), Pärnu (Estonia) are the seaside spa towns with a long and rich history.
All of these cities have outstanding examples of wooden architecture.
More than other, wooden buildings are prone to damage - they are destroyed by fires, exposed to climate change, and often not valued as cultural value.
The museums, historians and architects of our cities have established a network aimed at involving the public in the preservation of Cultural heritage.
Many people think that cultural heritage is the thing that makes the past and something of that we can see in showcases of museums.
The project intends to involve and to educate society about the heritage they posses and about its historical, cultural and social values. We want to develop the involvement of the community in fields like heritage and tourism, as well as to promote creativity and personal development.
We try to create the dialogue between local communities, museums and the visitors to give the contribution in Cultural exchange, and to spread the social, cultural and humanitarian values of the heritage.
The network of “The Active Heritage” intends the involvement of museums, NGOs, municipalities, libraries, interest groups and individuals. These are practical activities involving the society – exhibitions, developing of tourist routes, fairs, performances, TV shows, concerts and also theoretical - seminars, exchange of innovative methods.

Short Bio

Inga Sarma
Born in 1959, in Jūrmala, Latvia. Graduated from the University of Latvia in Riga in 1985, historian, Mg. Hist., Mg. Phil. Works at the Jurmala City Museum from 1981, the author of the permanent exhibitions "History of the Resort" and "Child at Resort". Participates in the development of educational TV shows. The author of several books and many publications, has participated in scientific conferences in the Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Russia and Germany. Manages international networks “Northern Stars of the Seaside” & “Active heritage”.

Author

• Inga Sarma, Jurmala City museum