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Archaeological sites in Mexico: New thinking on socializing the values of heritage sites

Gándara, Manuel·2016·Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure
DOI 10.1080/07053436.2016.1243831
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According to the International Council of Museums, archaeological sites are a special kind of museum. There is a growing debate in Mexico about whether they should be considered ‘cultural industries.’ Today a federal institution administers, finances, and regulates them. But there is pressure from the private sector to allow businesses to profit more directly from them. The business sector argues that more people could benefit from their visit, since facilities and interpretation would improve and be better maintained. But this would open sites to tensions well known to museums (‘mission vs. market,’ ‘excellence vs. profit’). The author argues against this move by challenging the applicability of the concepts of ‘cultural industries’ and mise en valeur (‘setting value’) to heritage. Paradoxically, this requires convincing the ‘gatekeepers’ of heritage, the professional archaeologists, that it is possible to socialize heritage values without ‘dumbing down.’ Their resistance is analyzed and a strategy to appease it is briefly sketched.

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Authors
Gándara, M.
Affiliations
National Institute of Anthropology and History (MX)
Corresponding author
Gándara, Manuel
Venue
Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-09
Volume
39
Issue
3
Pages
414-432
ISSN
  • 0705-3436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1705-0154
DOI
10.1080/07053436.2016.1243831
OpenAlex
W2553704160
Cited by
1
References
21
Citations by year
2020: 1
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0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Cultural Identity and Heritage
Keywords
archaeological site, heritage values, cultural industries, heritage management, private sector participation, professional archaeologists, heritage interpretation, Mexico

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