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Réf.
41589
Type
conference item
Titre
Old monuments in a new light: Young foreign visitors' knowledge and perceptions of the Berlin Wall
Langues
English
Auteurs
Pierce-McManamon, Kate
Date
2008
Pages
10 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
tourists / youth participation / historic buildings / interpretation / presentation / transmission / intangible heritage
Pays mentionnés
Germany
Monuments et sites
Berlin Wall, Germany
Résumé en anglais
This paper investigates how young foreign tourists regard the Berlin Wall, including theirprevious knowledge base, perceptions and expectations. I address questions, such as:
Does the on-site educational and interpretive materials satisfy this visitor groups' needsfor understanding, appreciating and participating at the site? What approach (es) would
this tourist group prefer? How are Berlin Wall sites, within the government supportedGesamtkonzept zur Erinnerung der Berliner Mauer (complete concept dedicated to the
memory of the Berlin Wall) and Geschichtsmeile Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall HistoryMile), currently transmitting the spirit of the place? This age group of tourists was
selected for study because they comprise the largest group of tourists coming to Berlinwith the specific goal of visiting sites associated with the Wall. Thus, they are an
important group about which more information should be known. My assessment isbased on 231 visitor surveys conducted at five main locations in Berlin: Brandenburg
Gate, Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Documentation Center atBernauer Street and East Side Gallery. This study produced new information about the
background and interests of the young tourist group. Evaluations for eachindividual Berlin Wall site and its current presentation methods are presented in the
study. New approaches for each site investigated along with an improved overarchingconcept for a stronger development of the Berlin Wall heritage trail also are presented.
Does the on-site educational and interpretive materials satisfy this visitor groups' needsfor understanding, appreciating and participating at the site? What approach (es) would
this tourist group prefer? How are Berlin Wall sites, within the government supportedGesamtkonzept zur Erinnerung der Berliner Mauer (complete concept dedicated to the
memory of the Berlin Wall) and Geschichtsmeile Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall HistoryMile), currently transmitting the spirit of the place? This age group of tourists was
selected for study because they comprise the largest group of tourists coming to Berlinwith the specific goal of visiting sites associated with the Wall. Thus, they are an
important group about which more information should be known. My assessment isbased on 231 visitor surveys conducted at five main locations in Berlin: Brandenburg
Gate, Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Documentation Center atBernauer Street and East Side Gallery. This study produced new information about the
background and interests of the young tourist group. Evaluations for eachindividual Berlin Wall site and its current presentation methods are presented in the
study. New approaches for each site investigated along with an improved overarchingconcept for a stronger development of the Berlin Wall heritage trail also are presented.
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