Reflections on the Preservation of Tunisian Cultural Heritage in a Post-crisis Context: Between Digitalization and Innovative Promotional Techniques
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Karim Ben Yahia
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Fedia Bouslama
Abstract
The revival of the value of cultural heritage is imperative for the conservation of this asset. An anchoring between past and present is essential for any nation concerned with preserving this rich heritage, and protecting it from deperdition. A new conceptualization of the preservation of Tunisian cultural heritage in a post-crisis context integrates the role of the state as well as the private sector/NGOs and international institutions to conserve and subsequently promote this heritage. This approach tends to revive certain components of cultural heritage and to revitalize the economic sphere that revolves around it. This research focuses on the integration of digitalization and innovative techniques in order to preserve or even promote Tunisia’s cultural heritage. Qualitative research, through the combination of in-depth interviews and focus groups, was carried out with the governmental sector, private/NGOs, and foreign institutions whose aim is to promote this heritage. The combination of the results of these sectors tends to provide a pragmatic picture of the current post-crisis situation in addition to important managerial contributions. An analysis of the qualitative corpus via T-LAB Plus 2022 made it possible to identify the technologies most mentioned by the respondents.
Appendix A: Description of the Profile of Interviewees
| Participant | Position | Company | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | General Director of Heritage | Ministry of Culture | Governmental |
| P2 | Director of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning | National Heritage Institute | Governmental |
| P3 | Manager | Agency for Heritage Development and Cultural Promotion | Governmental |
| P4 | Technical manager | Expertise France | Foreign institution |
| P5 | Technical expert | German Agency for International Cooperation GIZ | Foreign institution private |
| P6 | CEO | DCX (Digital Cultural Xperience) | |
| P7 | President of an association | Walks of solidarity | NGO |
| P8 | Active Member | Association for the Safeguarding of the Medina of Tunis | NGO |
| P9 | Manager | Animed | Private |
| P10 | Active member | Association for the safeguard of the is – land of Djerba – ASSIDJE | NGO |
| P11 | Active member | Tunisian Association for the Promotion and Safeguarding of Trades and Artisan Heritage | NGO |
| P12 | President of an association | Tunisian Heritage and Environment Association | NGO |
Appendix B: Description of the Profile of the Focus Group Respondents
| Focus group 1 | Focus group 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Respondent | Sector | Respondent | Sector |
| R1 | Private | R10 | NGO |
| R2 | Private | R11 | NGO |
| R3 | Private | R12 | NGO |
| R4 | Private | R13 | NGO |
| R5 | Private | R14 | NGO |
| R6 | Private | R15 | NGO |
| R7 | Private | R16 | NGO |
| R8 | Private | R17 | NGO |
| R9 | Private | R18 | NGO |
| R19 | NGO | ||
Appendix C: Some Achievements to Enhance the Tunisian Cultural Heritage
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- New Pace on an Established Route
- Articles
- On-Site Preservation Through Participatory Method in the Development of Digital Museum
- Reflections on the Preservation of Tunisian Cultural Heritage in a Post-crisis Context: Between Digitalization and Innovative Promotional Techniques
- Developing a Digital History Project for Newport, Rhode Island: A Case Study of a Multimedia Tour and Place-Based Audio Storytelling
