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Tangible cultural property includes physical items or structures such as buildings and artifacts.
Tangible cultural property includes physical items or structures such as buildings and artifacts.
True
Intangible cultural property can include physical artifacts like a kulintang instrument.
Intangible cultural property can include physical artifacts like a kulintang instrument.
False
The National Museum of the Philippines is responsible for the preservation of immovable cultural properties.
The National Museum of the Philippines is responsible for the preservation of immovable cultural properties.
True
The National Library of the Philippines primarily stores digital materials.
The National Library of the Philippines primarily stores digital materials.
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The Cultural Center of the Philippines is the central hub for visual arts.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines is the central hub for visual arts.
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The National Archives of the Philippines holds records of both archival and historical value.
The National Archives of the Philippines holds records of both archival and historical value.
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The Basic Education Department accounted for the highest percentage of visitors from August 2023 to February 2024.
The Basic Education Department accounted for the highest percentage of visitors from August 2023 to February 2024.
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A kulintang instrument displayed in a museum is considered intangible cultural property.
A kulintang instrument displayed in a museum is considered intangible cultural property.
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The National Historical Commission of the Philippines focuses on conserving the country's historical legacies.
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines focuses on conserving the country's historical legacies.
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The National Museum of the Philippines only preserves cultural properties for future generations.
The National Museum of the Philippines only preserves cultural properties for future generations.
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Study Notes
Cultural Mapping
- Cultural mapping is an approach to identify, record, and use cultural resources to build communities.
Coverage
- Culture and its related terms
- Importance of learning culture
- Various methods in cultural mapping
- Objectives of cultural mapping
- Ethical guidelines of cultural mapping
- Application of cultural mapping
The Philippines
- 7,641 islands
- Third largest Catholic population
- About 400 million text messages exchanged daily
- Karaoke is a popular national activity
- Home to some of the most enchanting world heritage sites
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tubataha Reefs National Park
- Marine biodiversity hotspot
Mt. Hamiguitan
- Mountain range and ecosystem
Rice Terraces of the Cordillera
- Famous agricultural landscape
Historic Town of Vigan
- Historic colonial architecture
Four Baroque Churches
- Examples include Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte, and Miag-ao Church in Iloilo
Cultural Evolution
- Broad overview of cultural development.
What is Culture?
- The set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional characteristics of a society
- Encompasses lifestyles, ways of living, values, systems, traditions, and beliefs
Cultural Heritage
- The preserved and developed aspects of a culture across time, passed down through generations
- Defined in the RA 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009)
Cultural Property
- All products of human creativity through which a people and nation reveal their identity.
- Can be public or private
- Movable or immovable assets
- Tangible or intangible
- Natural-History Specimens and Sites
- Religious and Educational Institutions
Two Types of Cultural Property
- Tangible cultural property
- Intangible cultural property
Tangible Cultural Property
- Items with historical, archival, anthropological, archaeological, artistic, and architectural value
- Includes antiques, natural history specimens
Intangible Cultural Property
- Learned behaviours, skills, creativity related to products, resources, spaces, and social context needed for sustainability
Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Practices, expressions, knowledge, skills, and associated instruments, objects, and artifacts.
- Part of communities' cultural identity
Presumed Important Cultural Property
- Works by a Manlilikha ng Bayan
- Works by a National Artist
- Archaeological and traditional ethnographic materials
- Works of national heroes
- Marked structures (at least 50 years old)
- Archival material (at least 50 years old)
The Big Why
- Enshrined in the 1987 Philippines Constitution - Commitment to conserve and promote artistic and historic wealth.
- RA No. 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009)
- Cultural Appropriation
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Cultural Appreciation
Cultural Appropriation Example
- Cultural critic Marian Roces raising concerns about illegally excavated jewellery worn at a gala
Oton Death Masks
- Gold face covers excavated in the 14th and 15th centuries, declared a National Cultural Treasure
Cultural Activity Costumes
- Costumes used in cultural performances.
What Now?
- Take Advantage of Technology: Leverage social media platforms for sharing cultural information
- Encourage Cultural Exploration: Support community involvement in cultural explorations.
- Integration of Cultural and Historical Research: Integrate and collaborate in cultural and historical research
Cultural Agencies and their Functions
- National Historical Commission of the Philippines: Preserve and conserve historical legacies.
- Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino: Develop, promote, preserve, and protect the Filipino language.
- National Museum of the Philippines: preserve, conserve, and protect cultural properties.
- National Library of the Philippines: repository of printed and recorded materials reflecting Philippine literary and cultural heritage
- Cultural Center of the Philippines: center for the performing arts
- National Archives of the Philippines: Official repository of the nation's permanent records
Cultural Mapping
- A multifaceted form of cultural research using various methodologies to understand culture in its diverse forms.
- Quantitative research methods - e.g., Natural Heritage, Immovable Heritage, Movable Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Personalities, Institutions, LGU Programmes
- Qualitative research methods - e.g., Ethnography, Interviewing, Historiography, Participant Observation
- Cultural Mapping Objectives - Rewriting and revisiting history, place knowledge systems upfront, use community-sensitive methods, recover language, diversify knowledge
Ethical Guidelines for Cultural Mapping
- Consent
- Ethical behaviour and personal integrity
- Respect
- Anticipate consequences
- Technology's usage
- Rights of indigenous people
- Outcomes
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Explore the fascinating world of cultural mapping in the Philippines, an approach to harness cultural resources for community building. This quiz covers the significance of culture, various methods of cultural mapping, along with UNESCO World Heritage sites like the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River and the Rice Terraces of the Cordillera.
