Identifying Local Heritage Assets and Community Resources – Granada Heritage Lab
Category: Methods & Training Resources
Description:
This activity was developed within the Community Participation and Community Mapping Heritage Lab of the #ASenseofEU project in Granada, Spain.
This activity encouraged participants to identify the cultural, social and community resources that contribute to local identity.
Through an asset-based approach, participants explored how traditions, cultural practices, community spaces and local knowledge can be recognised as valuable resources.
The activity highlighted the importance of identifying existing community strengths and understanding how these assets contribute to preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage.
What do participants do in the activity?
- Identify local traditions and cultural practices.
- Recognise traditional crafts and community knowledge.
- Explore important places and community meeting points.
- Identify people who preserve local traditions.
- Organise cultural and social resources into a community inventory.
What do participants learn?
Participants learn how to:
- Identify cultural and social assets within a community.
- Recognise the importance of local knowledge holders.
- Understand the value of community resources.
- Apply an asset-based approach to heritage identification.
- Explore connections between cultural heritage and community identity.
Gallery
Presents an example of mapping community locations associated with traditions, crafts and cultural activities.
