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Making Cultural Heritage Significant for the Public. The Role of Researchers in Encouraging Public Awareness and Local Pride
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2018-01Registro en:
Endere, Maria Luz; Chaparro, Maria Gabriela; Conforti, María Eugenia; Making Cultural Heritage Significant for the Public. The Role of Researchers in Encouraging Public Awareness and Local Pride; Taylor & Francis; Public Archaeology; 17; 1; 1-2018; 36-54
1465-5187
1753-5530
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Endere, Maria Luz
Chaparro, Maria Gabriela
Conforti, María Eugenia
Resumen
The municipality of Olavarría, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, has a rich, diverse, and ancient natural and cultural heritage, although this is not well known by the local community. For this reason, an itinerant exhibition was developed to promote public access to scientific information and community awareness concerning the importance of local heritage. This project was the starting point of an integral programme of public outreach and science education, whose main goal is to facilitate intellectual and physical access to academic knowledge by local communities. After seven years of development, several lessons have been learned, including the need to increase stakeholders’ participation and the exploration of new strategies of communication in order to engage different segments of the public.