Portuguese legislation on intangible cultural heritage and inventories

• Author(s): Carvalho, Ana ; Barata, Filipe Themudo
• Date: 2008
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/8972
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Subject(s): Património Cultural Imaterial; Convenção 2003 da UNESCO; Inventário; Legislação
• Document Type: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Portuguese
• Advisor(s): García Simo, Inmaculada

Description

The article analyses the Portuguese legislation about Cultural Heritage, namely the approach towards Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), a new category promoted by the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003). Furthermore, it presents general considerations regarding inventories in the Portuguese scene, considering the importance of identifying ICH as a preliminary step in order to develop safeguarding strategies.