Representation and Preservation of Heritage Crafts

Xenophon Zabulis (1) , Carlo Meghini (2) , Nikolaos Partarakis (1) , Cynthia Beisswenger (3) , Arnaud Dubois (4) , Maria Fasoula (5) , Vito Nitti (5) , Stavroula Ntoa (1) , Ilia Adami (1) , Antonios Chatziantoniou (1) , Valentina Bartalesi (2) , Daniele Metilli (2) , Nikolaos Stivaktakis (1) , Nikolaos Patsiouras (1) , Paraskevi Doulgeraki (1) , Effie Karuzaki (1) , Evropi Stefanidi (1) , Ammar Qammaz (1) , Danae Kaplanidi (5) , Ilka Neumann-Janßen (6) , Ulrike Denter (3) , Hansgeorg Hauser (3) , Argyro Petraki (1) , Ioannis Stivaktakis (1) , Eleni Mantinaki (1) , Anastasia Rigaki (1) , George Galanakis (1)

1 ICS-FORTH - Institute of Computer Science [FORTH, Heraklion]
2 ISTI-CNR - Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
3 HdS - Förderverein Haus der Seidenkultur, Paramentenweberei Hubert Gotze
4 HT2S - Histoire des technosciences en société
5 Auteur indépendant
6 HdS - Förderverein Haus der Seidenkultur, Paramentenweberei Hubert Gotze

This work regards the digital representation of tangible and intangible dimensions of heritage crafts, towards craft preservation. Based on state-of-the-art digital documentation, knowledge representation and narrative creation approach are presented. Craft presentation methods that use the represented content to provide accurate, intuitive, engaging, and educational ways for HC presentation and appreciation are proposed. The proposed methods aim to contribute to HC preservation, by adding value to the cultural visit, before, and after it.

Keywords: cultural tourism; arts and crafts; intangible heritage

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Computer Science [cs]; Humanities and Social Sciences; Art and art history; Humanities and Social Sciences; History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; Cultural heritage and museology

Xenophon Zabulis, Carlo Meghini, Nikolaos Partarakis, Cynthia Beisswenger, Arnaud Dubois, et al.. Representation and Preservation of Heritage Crafts. Sustainability, 2020, 12 (4), pp.1-26. ⟨10.3390/su12041461⟩. ⟨hal-03946262⟩