Application of Informatics for Mediation of Intangible Heritage Within the Erasmus+ Project for Education and Training Amidst the Digital Shift

Authors

  • Coralia Costaș ”Moldova” National Museum Complex, Iași, Romania

Keywords:

European Union, Erasmus , Vocational Education and Training, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Digitization, Digitalization, Digital Revolution. Romania, Moldova National Museum.

Abstract

Education and training are integral components of any strategy aimed at conserving Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). By fostering understanding, transmission, and active participation within communities, education and training efforts will contribute to the sustainable safeguarding and promotion of cultural diversity and the rich tapestry of human heritage. In this context the present paper describes the main results of the Erasmus+ project “iNTANGIBLE: Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage Amidst the Digital Shift”, implemented by Moldova National Museum Complex the national agency of Romania in association with other agencies with the support of European Union under the key action 2, cooperation partnerships, in the field of vocational education and training. The author also focuses on the partnership, on the strong points of each partner and their contribution to the project describing also related concepts and terminologies..

Author Biography

  • Coralia Costaș, ”Moldova” National Museum Complex, Iași, Romania

    Coralia Costas, PhD, is the head of the PR, Marketing, Projects and Programs Department within ”Moldova” National Museum Complex of Easy Romania. Earlier she worked for the UNESCO/ Japan Trust Fund Project for the Restoration of the Probota Monastery, Suceava County, Romania, one of the mediaeval monasteries with exterior frescoes included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. She has to her credit one book and numerous papers on art interpretation, cultural/digital mediation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. She has translated into French and English many papers on archaeology, ethnography, conservation-restoration, and museum studies. She one of the earliest from the field of heritage conservation in Romania to apply Informatics in the mediation of cultural heritage. She served as a jury of the International Conference on Museums Informatics and is involved in projects meant to bring children and youth closer to museums.

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Published

2024-03-07

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024): Heritage Informatics

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