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Cultural Heritage Day
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Cultural Heritage Day
September 30, 2018
https://culturalheritagethroughimage.omeka.net/
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What Is Cultural Heritage?
"Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generation." -UNESCO
“I also remembered how I saw, before it had all been ravaged and burnt, how the churches throughout all England stood filled with treasures and books.”
- Translation, "Preface to the Pastoral Care,"
Alfred the Great, late ninth century
Cultural Heritage Through Image
The focus of this project is to parallel through photography the ancient to medieval cultural heritage stories from other countries to the cultural heritage stories of local communities, particularly centered on New England and Fitchburg, MA. Cultural heritage is the manifestation of common human experiences, and, by drawing these parallels, we can emphasize those connections and the shared need for preservation and the study of the past.
Project Philosophy
- Both heritage and creativity lay the foundations for vibrant, innovative and prosperous knowledge societies. (UNESCO)
- History, saved and preserved, is the foundation for future generations. History is crucial to preserving democracy for the future by explaining our shared past. (History Relevance Campaign)
- Literature, philosophy, and history enrich our lives by allowing us to tell our stories, connect with one another, and make sense of our world. (MLA)
In spite of geography, time, or society, cultural heritage has similiar function and meaning. Understanding the local can help us understand the global and vice versa.
Local
vs
Global
Why Photography?
Photography allows me to demonstrate what I see as a trained expert when I visit cultural heritage sites and how essential I think cultural heritage and history of all kinds are to humanity
Collaborators
- Fitchburg State University students/alum: English Studies, Photography Communications Media, Education
- Fitchburg State University faculty/staff
- Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA) participants
- Historical society members
- Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster students
- Community members: Fitchburg, Leominster, Clinton, etc.
- University faculty/staff: Roger Williams, Keene State
Sponsors/Partners
Sponsors:
- Mass Cultural Council
- Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
- Massachusetts Women in Public Higher Education: 2017 Professional Development Award
- Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Endowment: 2017-18 Funding Award
- Fitchburg State University English Studies Department
- Fitchburg State University Communications Media Department
- Fitchburg Art Museum
- Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library at Fitchburg State University
- Fitchburg State University Office of International Education
Partners:
- Bigelow Free Public Library
- Boston Preservation Alliance
- Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster
- Fitchburg Historical Society
- Integrated Heritage Project
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Preservation Massachusetts
- Roger Williams University: Library and the Center for Scholarship, Assessment, Learning, Teaching and Technology
"The Cultural Heritage project demonstrates graphically that underlying the novel customs, fashions, and lore of the past are universal human themes of joy and suffering, honor and betrayal, conflict and compassion, love and hate. Like traveling to foreign lands, journeying to the medieval past brings fresh insights into our own culture and time." - George French, ALFA
"This example in the cultural heritage exhibit has allowed me to realize that cultural heritage is not only closer to home than I thought, but an important part of my childhood education. The connections between...things that I’ve always known about as long as I can remember...as well as cultural heritage, makes me really excited to do this project and make a profound connection like this one." - Student, British Lit I (Fall 2018)
“I want to learn about and see all of these things.” - Student, Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster
The Exhibit
Welcome to
Cultural
Heritage
Day!