Contribution short abstract:

In this paper, we will present ethnographic research, filming and identifying traditional crafts as intangible cultural heritage. This article focuses on research on the transfer of craft knowledge and skills in the context of major economic changes and migrations in Vojvodina, Serbia.

Contribution long abstract:

The paper will present research on strategies for using traditional craft knowledge and local ecosystem resources in the context of major economic changes and migrations, which have led many people to change their occupations in order to find new sources of income in crisis situations. The decline of industry and the closure of large industrial plants and factories forced many people to return to crafts or to learn crafts and skills that were previously practiced by members of their families or people in their community, adapting techniques, tools and machines to new needs and conditions. Migrations led to the acceptance of new knowledge and exchange of experiences in the process of intercultural communication, while adapting to the resources of the natural environment.

Work on identifying and researching traditional crafts of different ethnic groups and communities will be presented, which resulted in the inscription of several elements into the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia. We will present the visual ethnographic approach to the transfer of craft knowledge and skills and discuss the role of film and the filming process itself in the production and transfer of knowledge. Finally, we will look at the effects of this segment of the museum's work and the impact of this approach on communities. Active work on the registration of an element involves obtaining the status of a relevant organization for the safeguarding of that element, as well as taking on the role of monitoring future transformations.