CELEBRATING INNOVATION IN RELIGIOUS HERITAGE
Join us for an inspiring FRH talk in which we will acknowledge the inestimable value of craftsmanship as a vital component of our intangible cultural heritage.
In this online session we will discover the Focus Craftsmanship project, a joint effort by a group of Flemish organisations under the leadership of Bokrijk – Craftsmanship and Heritage to demonstrate that heritage craftsmanship is not just a set of skills, but a legacy that requires years of dedication and learning to be kept alive.
The project, which was a finalist of our Religious Heritage Innovator of the Year 2024, has developed a basic methodology to audiovisually document, share and revitalise traditional craftsmanship. The methodology was tested and refined through 10 heritage crafts pilots, and is now available as an interactive toolkit on the Toolbox focus vakmanschap website.
Experts Hilde Schoefs from Open Air Museum Bokrijk, and Shana Van Hauwermeiren from Workshop Intangible Heritage Flanders, will explain the reasons for this project and what their collaborative work has been like. Last but not least, Julie Aerts from PARCUM will tell us more about the pilot project that focused on the documentation of monastic heritage.
This will be the first webinar of a series of FRH Talks dedicated to presenting the selected projects of our latest edition of the Religious Heritage Innovator of the Year Award. Stay tuned for more upcoming events!
Join us on 6 May from 12:00 to 13:00 CET to explore how to protect centuries of craftsmanship knowledge for future generations!
Speakers
Hilde Schoefs
Hilde Schoefs studied Dutch and English Language and Literature (KU Leuven) and Ethnology (University of Amsterdam). She worked for 10 years for FARO, the Flemish Interface Centre for Cultural Heritage. Since 2009 she is the head of the Open Air Museum Bokrijk, a nationally acknowledged museum on the culture of daily life in Flanders (Belgium) and an accredited NGO in the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (www.bokrijk.be).
Since August 2019 Hilde Schoefs is the chair of the Association of European Open Air Museums (AEOM). She takes frequently part in committees and jury’s.
Shana Van Hauwermeiren
Shana Van Hauwermeiren studied History at Ghent University (BE). She joined the Workshop intangible heritage (BE) in 2019, where she works towards safeguarding intangible heritage, and is responsible for projects, support and research of participation in relation to heritage communities. Her main focus is on researching how professional heritage mediators and organisations can help safeguard living heritage. Shana has coordinated projects with a focus on the research on the integration and registration of living heritage in collection- and digital data management systems, and on documenting ICH through film.
Julie Aerts
Julie Aerts is a staff member of PARCUM, a museum and centre of expertise for religious art and culture in Flanders (Belgium). She holds a degree in History from KU Leuven (2006) and a Teaching Certificate for Secondary Education (2007). Since 2011, Julie has been instrumental in expanding PARCUM’s focus to encompass intangible heritage, overseeing its development as an expert center. Her role includes monitoring intangible heritage policies and guiding communities in the safeguarding of their intangible heritage, especially in the areas of religion and lifestance.
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