Making sense of living with the past
What is cultural heritage?
Cultural heritage consists of many different remnants of the past, including artefacts, buildings, and monuments. It can be tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, and it can mean different things to different people.
Critical Reflections aims to focus mostly, but not exclusively, on tangible cultural heritage, both in movable and immovable form. Movable cultural heritage relates to things that are small enough to be moved, such as artefacts, whilst immovable cultural heritage relates to things that cannot be moved, such as buildings and monuments.
Cultural heritage today
In recent years, there has been a significant shift in how we understand, interpret and interact with cultural heritage, which has led to considerable changes within the fields of heritage, museums and archaeology. No longer is cultural heritage simply about preserving the physical remains of the past. Rather it is society's interactions with cultural heritage that have become important.
It is the aim of Critical Reflections to focus on some of the more complex areas of heritage, museums and archaeology in the hope that a deeper understanding will lead to an appreciation of different perspectives and ultimately result in the continued relevance and protection of cultural heritage for future generations.
