Museum Narratives and Intangible Heritage - Reflections on the concept of intangible heritage -

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국박물관학회
· 수록지 정보 : 박물관학보
· 저자명 : Min Jeong Ko

목차

Introduction
Two women stories from Jeju island
Why safeguarding the intangible
Which/whose stories could be included in the lists of heritage?
Diverse narratives and the authority of a museum
Towards further discussions
References
Online resources

초록

The concept of intangible heritage literally seems to empower interpretive storiesextended from object-centered heritage. It consequently pre-supposes a new landscape toexisting practices， which traditional museums have considered in relation to collecting,documenting, and exhibiting something static, exceptional, genuine, good and old oreven archaic. This paper discusses three main questions in relation to museum narrativesand the cultural access agenda: firstly it starts with the rationale for safeguarding intangibleheritage. Secondly this question is extended to the politics around selecting andinterpreting heritage. Lastly it discusses what the author views as overlapping questionsabout a deep-rooted tradition of scientific, materialistic interpretations of museum objectsand the authority of a museum. Rather than suggesting theorized views, this paper proposes open-ended questions. Asa way of reflecting on these questions, two womens' stories from Jeju island and theauthor’s personal experiences are introduced as cases for discussion. The aim ofillustrating rather subjective voices is to attempt to find a closer approach to thecomplexities underpinned around the concept of intangible heritage. The use ofsubjective qualities embedded in story-centered perspectives, seem not only to challenge the curatorial underpinning of the scientific museological “voice", but may also require anew set of tools on how to appropriate intangible within a cognitive system based onhandling of material heritage .

영어초록

The concept of intangible heritage literally seems to empower interpretive stories
extended from object-centered heritage. It consequently pre-supposes a new landscape to
existing practices， which traditional museums have considered in relation to collecting,
documenting, and exhibiting something static, exceptional, genuine, good and old or
even archaic. This paper discusses three main questions in relation to museum narratives
and the cultural access agenda: firstly it starts with the rationale for safeguarding intangible
heritage. Secondly this question is extended to the politics around selecting and
interpreting heritage. Lastly it discusses what the author views as overlapping questions
about a deep-rooted tradition of scientific, materialistic interpretations of museum objects
and the authority of a museum.
Rather than suggesting theorized views, this paper proposes open-ended questions. As
a way of reflecting on these questions, two womens' stories from Jeju island and the
author’s personal experiences are introduced as cases for discussion. The aim of
illustrating rather subjective voices is to attempt to find a closer approach to the
complexities underpinned around the concept of intangible heritage. The use of
subjective qualities embedded in story-centered perspectives, seem not only to challenge the curatorial underpinning of the scientific museological “voice", but may also require a
new set of tools on how to appropriate intangible within a cognitive system based on
handling of material heritage .

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