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Professor Dr Mojca Ramšak gave a remarkable lecture on Slovenian olfactory heritage during the recent conference on the institutionalisation of intangible cultural heritage. The event took place on 22 and 23 November 2024 at the Museum “House of the Halubje Bell Ringers” in Viškovo, Croatia. The town of Viškovo is home to four UNESCO-protected elements …

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The HeriQuest project addresses the widely recognised problem of understanding cultural heritage values and their effective inclusion in cultural heritage management by addressing two major challenges: the degradation of cultural heritage  due to inadequate involvement of non-expert stakeholders values in decision-making. We will explore how non-expert stakeholders, including local communities and the general public, perceive …

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Members of the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana, including Prof. Dr. Matija Strlič, Dr. Tjaša Rijavec, Dr. Hend Mahgoub and Špela Pok, were interviewed in the science programme Ugriznimo znanost (Science Bites) on RTV Slovenija, the national TV station. The episode, which can be viewed here (31. Oct 2024), highlighted their research and expertise in the field …

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On 24 October, Prof. Dr. Matija Strlič, Heritage Science Lab Lead, Prof. Dr. Andreja Žgajnar Gotvajn, Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Dr. Polonca Ropret, National Coordinator of E-RIHS.SI, and Prof. Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Coordinator of the Slovenian-Egyptian Heritage Science Platform (SloveNile) met with a high-ranking Egyptian delegation: Prof. Dr. Gina El-Feky, …

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Professor Dr Mojca Ramšak, who leads the project “Smell and Intangible Cultural Heritage” made important contributions to the public discourse on olfactory heritage this autumn. During the European Heritage Days, she gave an insightful interview on Radio Slovenia’s Cultural Focus programme (11. 10. 2024), in which she discussed the socio-cultural significance of smell (you can …

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The South Eastern Europe (SEE) and the South Mediterranean countries, such as Slovenia and Egypt, are particularly rich in cultural heritage (CH), creative talent and enormous tourism potential. Both countries reaffirm their commitment to deepening their cultural, political, economic, and social relations on the basis of their close cooperation and strategic partnership with priorities on sustainability …

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The Heritage Science Laboratory (HSLL) was recently featured on Radio Val 202 show Frekvenca X, in a special episode titled “Xkurzija: Laboratorij dediščinske znanosti“. Hosted by Dr. Tjaša Rijavec, Emma Paolin and Dr. Matija Strlič, this interview offered listeners an insight into the daily research activities of the HSLL. The team talked about the relevance …

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As part of the project “Smell and Intangible Cultural Heritage” (ARIS, J7-50233), two books by Prof. Dr. Mojca Ramšak were published in 2024: Antropologija vonja (Ljubljana: Alma Mater Europaea – ISH) and The Anthropology of Smell (Springer). Both books offer important insights into smell from a socio-cultural perspective and open up important reflections on smell that …

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The scientific monography Od blizu / Izbliza / Up Close: Preservation, Protection, and Conservation-Restoration of Modern and Contemporary Works of Art, was published in May 2024, in connection with the exhibitions of the same name at the  Modern Gallery in Ljubljana (22. 12. 2022–15. 4. 2023) and at the  Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb (28. 5.–25. …

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The three-year project explores smell as a cultural phenomenon and the possibilities of its use in the museums in Slovenia. Smell does not exist on its own, but is always linked to olfactory habits, practices, beliefs, prejudices, and the smell socialisation. Smell is neither sociocultural nor temporally universal, but it is crucial to social relations …

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