Institute of Sociology NASU

The Cultural Heritage of Lviv Region: (Visions of Expert Environments)

stmm. 2022 (4): 76-89

DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/sociology2022.04.076

INHA KOZLOVA, PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Ukrainian Catholic University, Head of the Sociological Laboratory (7, Sventsitskyi St., Lviv, 79011)

k.inha@ucu.edu.ua

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6226-4402

The article is written on the empirical basis of 20 semi-structured in-depth interviews with architects, representatives of the tourism industry, and cultural managers, collected in March-June 2021. The author formulates models of work with material objects of the cultural heritage of Lviv Region. The visions were formed on the example of 16 objects that were submitted for participation in the "Great Construction" program; however, in fact, these models are universal for monuments of this type throughout Ukraine. If we talk about the general functions of architectural monuments in the modern world, based on the visions of the experts we interviewed, here they are: a monument as a tourist object; a monument as a place of memory; a monument as a place to learn about history and culture as a communication tool; location for events.

While talking about the general vision of working with the specified 16 architectural monuments, the interviewed experts see the algorithm as follows: 1) search for an idea, the "highlight" of a place; 2) research of the condition of the object, including the legal side of the issue (ownership, etc.); 3) study of the activity of the local community, its interest and readiness to be included in the processes of work on the object; 4) selection of a manager and formation of a team that will work on each individual object; 5) determination of the target audiences to which the functioning of the location will be directed and the development of a marketing strategy based on the formed ideas, and "highlights" of the place; 6) direct work on the object.

The main emphasis of the article is on the vision of work with heritage until February 24, 2022, but the article also includes a description of the situation after a full-scale invasion and reflections on work with heritage in the future. The text can serve as a road map for the restoration of the objects of the cultural heritage of Ukraine after the end of the war.

Keywords: cultural heritage; objects of cultural heritage; monument; functions of monuments; Lviv Region, community participation

References

Convention on the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage (s.a.). [In Ukrainian]. Retrieved from: https://zakon.rad a.gov.ua/laws/show/995_089#Text [=Конвенція s.a.] The destroyed cultural heritage of Ukraine (2022). [In Ukrainian]. Retrieved from: https://culturecrimes.mkip.gov.ua/ [=Зруйнована 2022]

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"As long as people are alive, heritage is indestructible": an interview with Iryna Sklokina, a researcher at the Center for Urban History. [In Ukrainian]. Retrieved from: https://houseofeurope.org.ua/stories/as-long-as-people-are-alive-the-heritage-cannot-be-destroyed-an-interview-with-iryna-sklokina-a-researcher -at-the-centre-for-urban-history [=Поки живі люди 2022]

Received 23.11.2022