Alec NICULESCU
(Romania)
After the events of 1989, frequently presented as a clean break with the communist past, the understanding of cultural heritage in Romania has not changed much, despite new legislation and new technologies. A group of experts, authorized by the state, takes care of it for the benefit of its presumed owners, who are told they need it for the preservation of their identity.
We need an increased interest of the public for the cultural heritage and a change, from the imposition of authoritative knowledge to an opening encouraging multiple interpretations. One way to achieve this is to make the knowledge and the actions of the experts visible and accessible, clearly distinguishable from what they transform into monuments. We could replace the usual displays of simplified versions of what we know with the complexity of partial and situated knowledge.