The Intangible Maritime Cultural Heritage Project in Cyprus
Published on 06 May 2019
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Cyprus
Kýpros
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About this good practice
The Intangible Maritime Cultural Heritage Project is a small-scale project aiming to record vernacular shipbuilding in Cyprus.
Resources needed
The team consists of 3 people, 2 marine archaeologists and an expert in Educational Leadership. They do the work on a voluntary basis with the goal to preserve and promote the maritime cultural heritage of Cyprus.
Evidence of success
The practice has managed by using the Traditional Ecological Knowledge to record a considerable amount of material on the shipbuilding in Cyprus, something that has not been recorded and it is under threat to be lost as a maritime art and profession. A methodology and a database has been created with lots of material. Also, it went beyond and is creating educational material for the students in order to keep the culture alive and pass it to the next generations.
Potential for learning or transfer
The practice is potential for transfer since it used the TEK and with a small team and limited resources manage to record a significant amount of shipbuilding culture. It is an example of understanding, preserving and promoting the cultural heritage. Also, the methodology created by the project on how to record all this material and create a database is a very useful potential for transfer.
Further information
Website
Good practice owner
Organisation
Intangible Maritime Cultural Heritage Project - Maria Ktori
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Cyprus
Kýpros
Contact
Operations Manager