Museum van Kinderdijk

Re-new the Museum with Unseen

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

C. Kwon Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A.C. de Ridder Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
A.S.C. Meijer Teachers of Practice / AE+T - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
I. Nevzgodin Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Social Media Community Museum Intangible Cultural Heritage Maritime Heritage Kinderdijk,
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Published Date

24-06-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The research is on the intangible cultural heritages of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites, analyzing UNESCO documents and media sources. Additionally, it compares these findings with how current museums enhance the visitor experience of intangible cultural heritage through architectural composition, programs, and community integration. The research focuses on Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands. It assesses and compares the core values attributed to Kinderdijk, as outlined in UNESCO documents, with its Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), closely linked to the site, including community and industrial structures. The assessment further explores how these are connected to present communities by extracting and analyzing keywords from various media sources. The research conducts a spatial analysis of museums within Kinderdijk and other museums associated with UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites in the Netherlands. It evaluates the combination of spatial elements and ICH, as well as the integration of the community. Furthermore, the research proposes an efficient organizational approach to ICH. The results show a comprehensive understanding of values through diverse approaches and highlight how spatial elements of museums and community integration have contributed to intangible values, as illustrated by current case studies.