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1. Interpreting UNESCO and ICOM intangible heritage conventions: Japanese collections in Sweden
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvårdAbstract : The purpose of this thesis was to examine and analyze how Röhsska museum in Gothenburg and the Ethnographic museum in Stockholm worked according to the UNESCO Convention (2003) and ICOM guidelines in relation to the preservation and display of their Japanese collections intangible cultural heritage. By looking at Japanese objects as symbols that are part of a wider context and whose culture has a complex system of different classifications that only can be understood through social interactions, Geertz’s theory "Thick Description" has been particularly useful. READ MORE