Preserving Building Crafts – a Tradition in the ASTRA Museum (Dr. George Tomegea)
Channel: EXARC
Date: 2020-03-26

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Abstract: Over 60 years of experience in safeguarding traditional crafts and handing them down to future generations led the ASTRA Museum to adjust its strategy of recovery for old traditional crafts according to the reality of the 21st century. In the field of crafts related to traditional building, the ASTRA Museum created a database of active craftspeople and engaged their skills by including them in reconstructions and restorations of monuments along with museum professionals or other people willing to improve their knowledge. During field research that results in the transfer of monuments to the open-air museum, the museum’s specialists try to identify and involve craftspeople and teams of local craftspeople in the entire process, from deconstruction to reconstruction. At the same time, the museum engages in local community life by preserving and restoring traditional buildings in situ, recommending craftsmen or initiating learning programs for traditional crafts.
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