What is Cultural Heritage

  • Cultural Heritage is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values. Cultural Heritage is often expressed as either Intangible or Tangible Cultural Heritage

    http://www.cultureindevelopment.nl/cultural_heritage/what_is_cultural_heritage

    We can sort cultural heritage as follows:

    Tangible culture:

    •  buildings
    •  monuments
    •  landscapes
    •  books
    •  works of art
    •  artifacts

    Intangible culture:

    •  folklore
    •  traditions
    •  language
    •  knowledge

    Natural heritage

    •  culturally significant landscapes
    •  biodiversity