Heritage route of local collections in the cross-border region of Slovenia and Italy Case study: Bilateral project: ZBORZBIRK: Cultural heritage between the Alps and the Karst Nina Zdravič Polič, Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Slovenia / ICOM Europe ICOM Europe conference»the Role of Local and Regional Museums in the Building of People s of Europe», 13-14 November 2017, Bologna
Focus Cultural heritage in local collections between the Alps and the Karst - on both sides of the Slovenian-Italian border Territories of: Val Canale (Kanalska Dolina) and the Upper Sava valley (Gornjesavska Dolina) in the north, Brda in the south, Alta Val Torre (Terske Doline) in the west, and the Soča Valley (Posočje) in the east. Approach Bilateral research project ZBORZBIRK, Cultural heritage between the Alps and the Karst. dr. Mojca Ravnik, author of project concept, dr. Špela Ledinek Lozej, the project leader, the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Nova Gorica Realized under: the Program of the cross-border cooperation Slovenia Italy 2007 2013, financed by the European Regional Development Fund and some national funds. Scope Collaborative interdisciplinary approach (trans-national, trans institutional cooperation) Network of partners Professionals & Local collections guardians and collectors Professionals from the field of ethnology, museology, folklore, dialectics and linguistics, informatics, Institutions: Institute of Slovenian Ethnology, the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Nova Gorica, the Universita degli Studi di Udine, the Institute of Slovenian Culture in Špeter - (San Pietro al Natisone), Museum Kromberg, Regional museums of Nova Gorica Uppersava Museum Jesenice, Slovenia Slovenian municipality Kobarid, Brda, Kanal ob Soči and Italian municipality (Comune) Lusevera, Taipana, Pulfero & Local private owners of collections amateur individual collectors, associations, communities small museums from the region
Orientation: local collections of cultural heritage Protection and research Inventory and documentation Interpretation and presentation Promotion Results An inventory of 34 local collections of different types was created, contextualized, digitalized (over 5,000 objects of local cultural heritage were registered) A complete database of collections was established and made accessible on the project website More than 20 events in different places; Five investments were carried out in adapting houses and spaces for collection presentations Twelve collections were properly adapted for public display Many publications of scientific and promotional character were released Eleven information/contact points were established, forming a new heritage route connecting different places of collections in this area.
Map of locations of collections
RATEČE IN UPPER SAVA VALLEY - BELOPEŠKA PLAINS, / NELL ALTA VALLE DELLA SAVA DE LA PIANURA DI FUSINE IN VALROMANA, Slovenia Museum Rateče / Museo di Rateče Collections of dress culture (by Upper Sava Museum Jesenice) & private collection of joinery
Museum Rateče / Museo di Rateče, Slovenia under Uppersava museum of Jesencie
REZIJA / RESIA, Italy Museum of grinders / Museo dell `Arrotion Collections connected to the traditions of grinders 2 museums in the area: Museum of grinders and a museum of Resian people
Museum of grinders / Museo dell `Arrotion, Italy community museum
TERSKA VALLEY / L ALTA VAL TORRE, Italy Ethnographic Museum of Bardo / Museo Ethnografico Lusevera Collections dedicated to Slovenian community past life- religious objects, crafts, cheese making Restored building(former diary) in 2012 (cooperation with Regional museum of Nova Gorica
Ethnographic Museum of Bardo / Museo Ethnografico Lusevera, Italy Centre of cultral research, community museum
KARNAJSKA VALLEY / LA VAL CORNAPPO, MUNICIPYLITY OF TAIPANA PRE-ALPINE WORLD, Italy Permanent ethnographic collection in Tipana Testimonies of rural culture / Testimonianze della civiltà contadina Private collection about every day life and work, donation to municipaly
Permanent ethnographic collection - Testimonies of rural culture / Testimonianze della civiltà contadina,tipana, Italy
KOBARID AREA / L`AREA DI KOBARID, SLOVENIA Museum collection Posočje 1915 1917/ La collezione museale Posočje 1915 1917 Different tools, photos, documents, containers (former barn) 4 collections in the area: (path of retreat 1st w. war), collection Posočje, and Mazora Breginj)
Museum collection Posočje / La collezione museale Posočje 1915 1917, Slovenia private collection
VALLIES OF THE RIVER NATISONE (Nadiža) / LE VALLI DEL NATISONE, ITALY Rakes / Rastrelli Located in a Visiting Center Vartača,Tarčum/Terrcimonte 12 collections in the area: Historical museum of Balus, Musem of Matajur, other private or community collections
Rakes, Italy - private collection
Liško, Kambreško and VALLEY AROUND IDRIJA / LE ZONE DI LIG E DI KAMBREŠKO E LA VALLE DELLO IUDRIO, Slovenia Collection Lukčeva hiša / Collezione Lukčeva hiša Located in private house transpoformed into a museum Collections of local life and photo docummentation 2 private collections in the area: Lukčeva hiša and collection of Franc Jerončič (over 600 objects of war and ethnological objects
Collection Lukčeva hiša / Collezione Lukčeva hiša, Slovenia
KANAL BY THE RIVER SOČA, AT THE BORDER WITH ITALY & SLOVENIA / L`AREA DI KANAL, Slovenia Collection of Holly Images / Collezione di Santini, Ročinj Location:private house 6 collections in the area: ethnological c., post cards, numismatic c., holy images, 1st w. war
Collection of Ecclesiastical Images / Collezione di Santini, Slovenia
GORIŠKA BRDA / IL COLLIO, SLOVENIA Ethnological Collection of the falimy of Darinka Sirk / La collezione Etnologica della famiglia di Darinka Sirk Located in a family house, Krasno
Ethnological Collection of the family of Darinka Sirk / La collezione Etnologica della famiglia
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