The Social Benefit of Ecomuseums for a Territory: The Cultural Community Development Project of La Aldea as a Case Study
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https://doi.org/10.51349/veg.2021.1.08Keywords:
Ecomuseum, Social Success, Participation, Case Study, Community DevelopmentAbstract
The purpose of ecomuseums is to bring to light the value of a territory’s patrimonial resources, promoting the conservation and distinct identity of the territory and its populations. In this article, the Cultural Community Development Project of La Aldea on the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) is taken as a case study, which numbers among its activities fifteen satellite museums related to traditional trades and tasks. Based on this analysis, it is possible to state that on the one hand, the success of ecomuseums is closely tied to their acceptance and recognition by their host populations, and that on the other hand, this success entails repayment in kind to the population, by way of the generation and conservation of identity and social bonds.
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