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Design and Culture of the Territory: Ecomuseo del Grano e del Pane in the Salemi Museum System
2019
The article deals with design experimentation in the complex and composite field of design for the culture of the territory, aimed at enhancing the particular resources common to the Mediterranean areas, through an incremental and collaborative design methodology. The town of Salemi (TP) inherited an extraordinary concentration of cultural heritage from its history; in particular the preparation and display of the decorated breads for the Festivity of San Giuseppe, occurring on March 19th, which expresses a profound religiosity and a complex rituality, shared, handed down and recognized as an intan- gible cultural asset to be protected. In this territorial context, a vision aimed at encour-…
Os pupi sicilianos: memória, tradição e inovação de um patrimônio artístico e cultural
2018
L’opra dei pupi è il teatro tradizionale delle marionette in Sicilia. Per la sua importanza è specificità è stato riconosciuto dall’UNESCO quale “capolavoro del patrimonio orale e immateriale dell’umanità”. La sua forma tipica, caratterizzata da temi narrativi cavallereschi e da pupi armati, ha avuto origine nella prima metà dell’Ottocento differenziandosi in due distinte tradizioni: quella palermitana e quella catanese. Teatro tipicamente popolare dalle evidenti caratteristiche rituali, l’opra entra in crisi a metà del Novecento a causa delle trasformazioni socio-economiche e dell’affermarsi di nuove forme di intrattenimento (cinema, televisione). Conosce però una rifioritura, mostrando la…
An integrated analytical approach to define the compositional and textural features of mortars used in the underwater archaeological site of castrum …
2019
This paper aims to carry out an archaeometric characterization of mortar samples taken from an underwater environment. The fishpond of the archaeological site of Castrum Novum (Santa Marinella, Rome, Italy) was chosen as a pilot site for experimentation. The masonry structures reached the maximum thickness at the apex of the fishpond (4.70 m) and consisted of a concrete conglomerate composed of slightly rough stones of medium size bound with non-hydraulic mortar. After sampling, for a complete characterization of selected mortar fragments, different and complementary techniques (stereomicroscopy, polarizing optical microscopy, and X-ray powder diffraction analysis) were carried out in order…
EU Cultural Security Law in an Educational Context
2021
Cultural security is a comprehensive notion that has gained much attention in the recent cultural heritage debates. In terms of the EU, it encapsulates cultural heritage destruction and protection in armed conflicts, post-war cultural heritage management, restitution, illicit traffic of cultural property, cultural diversity, and intercultural dialogue. The article aims to present how cultural security matters appear in the EU legal system and policy. The authors argue that cultural security is present in different policies regarding cultural property and the fight against illicit trafficking, as well as in EU external cultural relations. Digitization in the cultural sector constitutes a cha…
Erika Steinbach: The Last Charismatic Representative of the Expellees?
2015
International audience; This paper aims to show how Erika Steinbach, at the head of the BdV (Federation of Deportees) since 1998, has come to embody in person this large social group, in the eyes of the media and of various institutions. No stranger to controversy, she represents the hereditary German enemy in Poland (thus plaguing German diplomatic relations with the country) and is strongly rejected by certain parts of the population while being unconditionally supported by the deportees themselves. The ambiguous role played by this political figure will be shown through the analysis of quarrels surrounding the inauguration of a memorial to the deportees. Steinbach has been both the drivi…
Verso una gestione sostenibile del patrimonio culturale e paesaggistico. Intuizioni dal progetto NEPTIS
2019
The attractiveness of a touristic area depends on the combination of "magnet resources" and other complementary resources. The authors applied the resource-based view approach to understand how a touristic district can enrich its attractiveness. Empirically, authors focus on the district of Sicilian Baroque. Authors also consider how informatics solutions - provided by NEPTIS Project - may increase the valorisation of magnet resources, such as the landscape and cultural heritage of the Baroque sites
Masks and carnivals in contemporary Sardinia
2020
The carnival occupies an important place in Sardinia, and attracts the attention of scholars with its continuously renewed meanings and functions. Furthermore, the institution of carnival is one of the cultural traits that has most oriented enhancement, research, re-proposal, revitalization of spontaneous groups and cultural associations: local traditions are re-learned and reworked along with specific identities and new forms of expression. In this sense, we can speak of new carnivals; cultural heritage in new economic and social contexts. In other words: today’s representations and masks refer to an alleged tradition to respond to contemporary needs and requests. In the case of Sardinian …
Mass spectrometry coupled to chromatography systems and cultural heritage: a case study on the content of an ancient jar
2009
In this chapter an introduction to mass spectrometry will be given, with particular reference to mass spectrometry coupled to chromatography systems. Further some mass spectrometry applications in the field of cultural heritage will be briefly reported and discussed. Finally a experimental investigation on the content of an ancient jar will be reported. Together with experimental details a description of the techniques adopted, results obtained and forthcoming experiments will be also given.
A Note on Cultural Policies of Safeguard of Traditional Heritage. The Sicilian case
2021
This paper focuses on an experience of cooperation between the University of Palermo (along with the Universities of Catania and Messina) and the Department of Cultural Heritage, Natural Heritage and Public Education of the Regional Government that took place in Sicily (Italy) at the end of 1970s. A model of good practice based on the relationship “culture and development” that allows us to evaluate the short, medium and long-term effects of this approach on our territory looking at the domain of cultural heritage.
La Torre della Marina di Vietri sulla Costa d’Amalfi: test statistico-predittivi di dati fotogrammetrici
2020
The Tower of Marina di Vietri on Amalfi Coast: a statistical-predictive test of photogrammetric dataThe focus of the work is on close-range photogrammetry and mainly on the low-cost technologies, experimented in the survey of Tower of Marina di Vietri, a historical building erected in the sixteenth century at Vietri sul Mare in the Province of Salerno. The general objective is to codify a methodology for objectifying the comparisons of the results; hence, the research starts from an original analysis conducted on the returned orthophotos by several photogrammetric paradigms. To estimate its reliability and precision, we proceeded, at first, with the extension and application of an error pro…