CULTURAL HERITAGE AREA
The notion of cultural heritage has expanded because of its role in society. In the past, it was embodied in precious cultural objects obtained by means of domination and displayed as war trophies. Now, cultural heritage expresses, above all, symbolic values in which notions of identity, lived history, art and memory of affection converge.
Immaterial heritage encompasses all forms of culture that, like singing or the oral tradition, deserve collective preservation through registration and circulation in order to be sustained, developed, and enriched by coming generations.
At TyPA we organize and develop different programs in order to raise awareness on the importance of preserving our cultural heritage and to help form the museum professionals that are working in Argentina and Latin America:
Museums and Participatory Culture: New digital strategies in the design of museum exhibitions
Debate open to the public
The Fundación TyPA and the Espacio Fundación Telefónica have organized two days of debate open to the public, as well as one day of practical workshop, on the influence of new digital tools and of participatory culture in museums.
Let’s talk TO visitors: Workshop on visitor research for the development and evaluation of exhibits
Janet Kamien – Consultant, Museum Group, USA – coordinated this workshop in which almost twenty professionals from museums in Argentina discussed this subject and were instructed on visitor research techniques.
Visible/Invisible: Representations of Afro-Argentines in Museums
November 11-13, 2010, National Museum of History
This program consists of workshops to reflect and analyze concepts around exhibition design.
Rescuing Contemporary Art: Conservation Approaches - September 2011
Fundación Telefónica
This program offered workshops on new investigations and best practices for the conservation of contemporary art. Specialists from the the MoMA, Guggenheim, The Getty Conservation Institute and the Museo Reina Sofia gathered in Buenos Aires to discuss with local museum specialists methods and strategies for conserving contemporary art.
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Idea to Reality Workshop: How You Display the Concept Behind an Exhibition? - May 2010
Two museum specialists, Leslie Bedford and Américo Castilla led a discussion at the Museum of Bellas Artes in Salta. The conference was attended by more than fifty museum professionals in the region.
Conference on Organizing Museums and Creativity: How to Instigate Change? - May 2010
Museum specialists Elain Heumann Gurian (USA), Leslie Bedford (USA) and Américo Castilla (Argentina), met with twenty selected participants to discuss the latest developments on creativity and museum organization.
Meeting and Discussion: Museums: New Challenges - March 2010, Fundacion Telefónica
Led by Leslie Bedford (Education Leadership in Museums, Bank Street College, New York) and Will Crow (Metropolitan Museum, New York) this discussion focus on new trends in exhibitions and public interaction and experience in musuems.
Workshop and Preservation Grants
In an effort to stimulate Argentine cultural heritage preservation, a project analysis workshop was offered for proposals dealing with the preservation of cultural heritage in museums, cultural institutions, and heritage sites. In addition, three grants—up to US$ 5,000— were awarded to three projects selected from the workshop that best demonstrated the technical and administrative planning for the realization of the project. The workshop took place September 24, 25, and 26, 2008 in Buenos Aires. The professors were specialists Américo Castilla (Argentina), Elaine Gurian (USA) and Vivian Spoliansky (Argentina). The program was organized with the United States Embassy, and with the support of the Fulbright Program.
Conference “Museums. New media. New Public”
With the participation of the museum specialists Elaine Heumman Gurian (USA) and Américo Castilla (Argentina), it was held in three different regions of Argentina: Rosario, Tucumán and Mendoza. The high attendance and the interest demonstrated by museum professionals from the local institutions, showed the common purpose to renew the systems of curatorship and communication with broader audiences.
Mbora’i Sacred Songs from the Villages of Mbya-Guaraní, Misiones
The TyPA Foundation recorded and released a CD with the sacred songs of the Ka’akupe, Katupyry y Tekoa Arandu villages in the province of Misiones, Argentina. This project not only encourages the circulation of a centuries-old musical tradition that is unknown to many, but by offering the villages' inhabitants copies of the disc to sell, it also contributes to the economies of the participating communities.
Director: Tam Muro
“What we have here forms part of our culture, and we must not forget it. Our God has given us wisdom, it was a gift for the children of our community. We will not forget that wisdom, because our music is not just for listening, it is for feeling; it strengthens us and our spirituality”
Rodolfo Chamorro, Tekoa Arandu village
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