Cascais | 12 september 2013 Fishermen on Horseback: how the intangible heritage can contribute to Maritime Museums and vice versa Maja Wolny & Ineke Steevens

Content Three key issues The case of the shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke, Belgium as intangible cultural heritage The role of maritime museums as a primary agency for the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage – a case study: NAVIGO-museum in Oostduinkerke How can intangible heritage contribute to maritime museums?

Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke Key issue 1

NAVIGO-National Fisheries Museum

- Nomination was initiated and elaborated by working group of active fishermen (2009) -Museum played facilitating role (administrative and communication) -Handed in our nomination in February, expect answer in December -Since elements on list, only two with maritime character Unesco – Intangible Cultural Heritage Sanké mon, collective fishing rite of the Sanké Mali – 2009 – List of ICH in Need of Urgent Safeguarding Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf Iran – 2011 – List of ICH in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

-Looking for partners in our community, in the heritage and academic field, creating a interdisciplinary network and functioning as a facilitator, sharing expertise and experience concerning safeguarding measures and knowledge transfer Two day international colloquium on fishing on horseback, in collaboration with the University of Leuven and the Flemish Institute for the Sea (VLIZ) Publication in collaboration with FARO (Flemish Interface for cultural heritage) and Tapis Plein (National Centre for expertise) … -In Flanders: Presence on Platform ICH, a digital database and website created by the Flemish government: (model can be used international) In the museum -Workshops given by fishermen to children -Guided tours on the beach that end up in the museum -An annual festival celebrating the start of the shrimp season Key Issue 2: The role of museum - Bringing Intangible heritage into the museum

Fishermen on Horseback in the museum Arrival of fishermen at the square of museum after fishing Cooking of the shrimps at the museum Sorting the shrimp

-The museum has an important and positive role in the cultural life of community, and serves like a Community Centre -Part of international dynamic networkmodel -Responsible for sustainable development -Heritage Tourism – increase of 30% -Collection items come alive by reinterpretation Key Issue 3 Intangible cultural heritage - How can it contribute to maritime museums ?

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