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Slovenia–Turkey Bilateral Colloquium · Portorož, 19 May 2023

Returning Cultural Heritage:
Between Ownership, Symbolic Value,
and Interpretation

Neža Čebron Lipovec
Unesco Chair of Interpretation and Education for Enhancing Integrated
Heritage Approaches, University of Primorska, Slovenia
neza.cl@fhs.upr.si
Irena Lazar
Unesco Chair of Interpretation and Education for Enhancing Integrated
Heritage Approaches, University of Primorska, Slovenia
irena.lazar@fhs.upr.si
Zrinka Mileusnić
Unesco Chair of Interpretation and Education for Enhancing Integrated
Heritage Approaches, University of Primorska, Slovenia
zrinka.mileusnic@fhs.upr.si
Alenka Tomaž
Unesco Chair of Interpretation and Education for Enhancing Integrated
Heritage Approaches, University of Primorska, Slovenia
alenka.tomaz@fhs.upr.si

There are many ways to view the repatriation of artworks and other cul-
tural heritage items to their original location. Next to the most salient one
– the legal issue – the lens of cultural heritage protection, framed within
heritage studies, can provide a challenging understanding. Our contri-
bution tackles some of the key theoretical concepts stemming from con-
temporary heritage studies theories (heritagesation, values-led approach,
heritage interpretation) and the heritage practice in the museums. Inter-
nationally known cases and lesser-known local examples illustrate the is-
sues at stake.
Keywords: heritage, heritagesation, ownership, symbolic value, interpre-
tation

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