Open AccessCollections, Walks, and Cultural Landscapes: Slovenian–Italian Cross-Border Heritage Initiatives
Author(s) -
Špela Ledinek Lozej,
Marjeta Pisk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
traditiones - inštitut za slovensko narodopisje, ljubljana/traditiones
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.298
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1855-6396
pISSN - 0352-0447
DOI - 10.3986/traditio2021500106
Subject(s) - tourism , scope (computer science) , cultural heritage , politics , identity (music) , front (military) , geography , cultural landscape , world heritage , political science , sociology , archaeology , law , aesthetics , art , meteorology , computer science , programming language
This article presents three examples of Slovenian–Italian cross-border heritage initiatives. The ZBORZBIRK project linked thirty-four collections from the border area. The Walk of Peace trail from the Alps to the Adriatic connects the most important remnants and monuments of the Isonzo Front in Slovenia and Italy. The municipalities in Brda/Collio are working to nominate the cultural landscape of this area for the UNESCO World Heritage List. The comparison presents the scope of the cross-border initiatives, the actors, their motivations, the actions taken, and their longevity—that is, the imprints in the cultural heritage discourse between the tourism industry and identity politics.