Ecomuseums and upland communities

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Ecomuseums and upland communities

• Peter Davis
• University of Newcastle

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Ecomuseums originated in France, the concept
being developed by George Henri Rivière and
Hugues de Varine. It was Varine who coined the
term ecomusée in 1971 for use by the French
Minister for the Environment, Robert Poujard
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Réné Rivard, Canadian museologist

• Museum collections experts buildings
  techniques
• Ecomuseum territory heritage memory
  population

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Ecomuseum characteristics

• A territory not necessarily defined by
  conventional boundaries
• A fragmented-site policy, in-situ conservation
  and interpretation
• Intangibles very significant
• Community empowerment
• Holistic vision
• Local identity and sense of place

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Chiomonte, Italy
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Ecomuseo Valle Elvo-Serra, Biella, Piemonte
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Asahimachi, Japan
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Asahimachi the lake of moving islands
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The Air Shrine
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Écomusée du Mont Lozère
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La Jasse, Écomusée du Larzac
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To find out more about ecomuseums visit the
European Ecomuseum Observatory

• Istituto Ricerche Economico Sociali del Piemonte
  (IRES)
• www.ecomusei.net/
• Lists all ecomuseums throughout Europe and the
  rest of the world.

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And for more information Peter Davis
(1999) Ecomuseums a sense of place Leicester
University Press/Continuum London and New York