Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Some thoughts about heritage

These two remarks were referenced by Badaruddin Mohamed, A. Ghafar Ahmad and Izzamir Ismail in their paper on "Heritage route along ethnic lines: the case of Penang" which was presented to the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in Year 2000:

Heritage is not only about the past. It is about the present generation who continues to cherish and to learn about the vibrant and glorious history, culture and past civilization. It is about cultural traditions, places and values that people proudly preserve."
(Collins, R ‘Tourism and Heritage Conservation-The Pacific Experience’, Heritage Australia 2.2 1983: 58-59.)

"It includes family patterns, religious practices, folklore traditions and social customs, as well as museums, monuments, battlefields, artefacts, historic buildings and landmarks."
(Konrad, V. ‘Historical Artifacts as Recreational Resources’, pp. 392-416 in G. Wall & J. Marsh eds. Recreational Land Use: Perspective on its Evolution in Canada, Ottawa: Carleton University Press 1982.)

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