Tisza, Transmission and Innovation: An Innovative Bottom-up Model for Transmission and Promotion of Tisza Cultural Heritage

Abstract

The project aims to promote and preserve both tangible and intangible cultural heritage in a particular region of the Danube river basin, Tisza Region (TR). The TR cultural heritage is less-well-known in the rest of Europe and is at risk of being lost or forgotten if not preserved and supported. In this project is presented an innovative and strategic bottom-up model which allows local people to manage how their heritage is disseminated through transmission and promotion of their own culture by video and interactive performances. Anthropological and historical research is required in order to show traditions, cultures and art history, and to create a database of cultural heritage of TR which will be enriched also by the videos that the local people will produce. The expected impact of this proposal is not only limited to the transmission of a self-constructed cultural identity, but also materializes into significant economic benefits for the preservation of the cultural heritage and for the sustainable development of this region.