IN-PERSON: Prague – Section B
Abstract
Cultural heritage is a remarkable value of a people’s culture, a value that transcends the boundaries of national importance. Therefore, the greatest curiosity of any person when visiting a new place is to visit the most characteristic things that place has, cultural objects, historical, clothing, etc. The most convenient place to learn about all these values is a museum. Collections of Ethnological Museums express unity with tangible and intangible heritage to tell a more complete story. All the exhibits in the museums have their own story, testify a certain history, have their own regional independence and cultural characteristics. This paper will discuss the narrative of the building where Ethnological museums in Kosova are placed, the history of these buildings, their values, and the memory of the community. Also, if the narrative of the exhibition fits with the narrative of the building, how is the community involved in the process of the story of museums.
Zanita Halimi has finished her doctoral studies at the University of Vienna. She is a lecturer at the Department of Anthropology, University of Prishtina. She is a member of the International Anthropology Association for Southeast Europe . In the last ten years, she has been involved in many international projects supported by USAID, UNICEF, CHwB, US Embassy. During (2015- 2018) she was chair of the Steering Committee of the National Museum of Kosovo. She is currently president of the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage.
Ifeta Nikoçeviq completed university education in Pristina University, Faculty of Construction and Architecture, became architectural engineer , a master’s degree .She has more than 30 years of professional experience as an architect.She worked as an architect, consultant, engaged in 8 municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo. in the “Logos” and “Demos” programs of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation. She is a member of the board of the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage.
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Friday 30th June, 2023