Cultural Tourism

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Cultural Tourism
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Cultural Tourism

• Characteristics of Culture
• Language
• Dress
• Food
• Music
• Sports
• Art
• Architecture
• Religion

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Language

• There are an estimated 1500-2000 African
  languages
• Afro-Asiatic (NE)
• Nilo-Saharian
• Niger-Saharian (Niger-Congo)
• Khoisan (Western)

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Dress

• Often vibrantly colored

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Religions

• "Africans are notoriously religious, and each
  people society in Africa has its own religious
  system with a set of beliefs and practices.
• Religions Video

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Music

• Sample - Vocals
• Sample - Folk

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Cultural Tourism

• Cultural tourist sites can be either physical or
  man-made, as long as the site holds some type of
  meaning to a culture.
• Many tourists believe that the heart of cultural
  tourism is viewing the past to learn a culture.
  ie. Museums / Art Galleries

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Cultural Tourism

• Appreciating Culture
• High Culture
• Pop Culture

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High Culture

• High culture tends to have an elitist stereotype
  attached to its attractions.
• Ex. opera, theatres, museums and architecture
• specialized knowledge of art or architecture
  is often needed

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Popular (Pop) Culture

• Attractions are targeted for the masses
• music, theme parks, festivals, dances
• Any specialized knowledge is usually not
  needed.

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Threats to Cultural Sites

• Destruction of cultural sites - tourists wanting
  pieces of Rome's Coliseum or the Great Barrier
  Reef as souvenirs
• Overcrowding
• Vandalism
• Human lifestyle - acid rain destroys historic
  landmarks
• Increased crime rates

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Conservation Programs

• Many programs have been initiated to preserve
  cultural and environmental sites
• AKA Heritage Conservation
• EX International Council on Monuments and Sites
  (ICOMOS)

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ICOMOS

• Purpose safeguard and conserve important
  heritage sites and ensure that people are
  educated about the importance of maintaining
  monuments
• The ICOMOS uses a variety of methods to spread
  the word on the importance of preserving
  significant sites for future generations

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ICOMOS

• What they do
• Awareness campaigns
• The development of training programs
• Architectural library in Paris's ICOMOS
  Documentation Centre
• Advising UNESCO on possible World Heritage Sites
• Publication of newsletters
• Conferences

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Culture

• A Source of exchange, innovation and creativity,
  cultural diversity is as essential for humankind
  as biodiversity is for nature. -UNESCO

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Examples of Cultural Preservation

• Where is it?
• What is its cultural significance?
• Who built it?
• What characteristic of cultural is it?
• What happened to the original site?
• Who is helping to restore it?

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