Open AccessCultural Heritage-Based Urban Festival as a Tool to Promote Local Identity and City Marketing
Author(s) -
Alexandra Bitušíková
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
narodna umjetnost
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1848-865X
pISSN - 0547-2504
DOI - 10.15176/vol57no207
Subject(s) - politics , cultural heritage , cultural heritage management , identity (music) , cultural identity , industrial heritage , function (biology) , advertising , sociology , political science , geography , public relations , aesthetics , social science , business , art , archaeology , law , negotiation , evolutionary biology , biology
This paper deals with the processes of transformation of an urban festival – the Radvaň Fair in the city of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia – in a comprehensive way and from a chronological point of view. The main focus is on the development of the festival in the post-1989 (post-communist) period. The fair has been organised continuously since 1655 and went through a number of transformations. Its function has changed from a primarily commercial event of three centuries to a significant cultural and social hallmark festival in the 21st century. The key research questions concern the role of cultural heritage-based festival in identity building and city marketing, and the relationship between the festival and place (location). The paper also addresses the question of potential use/misuse of cultural heritage in current political discourse and practice.