LOSING GENIUS LOCI IN CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES – LANDSCAPE OF DEFENSIVE CASTLE OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS OF THE JURASSIC BELT, POLAND

• Authors: Żmudzinska-Nowak Magdalena , Wałek Magdalena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Cultural heritage gives places meaning and an atmosphere called genius loci based on tangible and intangible values. Nowadays, we can observe a commercial and consumerist approach to the spirit of place: it is used as a promotional tool and a tourism product, reduced to a cliché satisfying popular consumer tastes. The aim of this study is to identify the values which determine the identity of a place and the dangers they face, trying to answer the question: how can genius loci be protected? We analyse the problem based on the example of selected open-air museums at defensive castles in Poland’s Jurassic Belt. These museums have become a field of commercial entertainment and fallen victim to irreversible transformations.

Keywords

EN

GENIUS LOCI; CULTURAL HERITAGE,; TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE VALUES; OPEN-AIR MUSEUM; POLAND

• Publisher: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, o.z.
• Journal: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 43 - 62

Contributors

author

Żmudzinska-Nowak Magdalena

• Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, 7, Akademicka Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9323-0272

author

Wałek Magdalena

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5527-6755

Identifiers

DOI

10.46284/mkd.2024.12.3.4