1167 | 255 | The Amaiur Castle Project (Baztan Valley, Navarre). An Example of Community Participation in a Heritage Project. | Suberri Matelo Mitxelena; Maite Errarte Zurutuza; Juantxo Agirre-Mauleon.

The archaeological site of Amaiur Castle is located in the homonymous town (Baztan Valley, Navarre) and it began to be excavated in 2006, owing to the local initiative. From the first moment, they turned to the Aranzadi Science Society for scientific support. Since then until 2020, excavations have been carried out with locals, volunteers and archaeologists from that society._x000D_
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The structures found were musealized in 2014, and the traces found have contributed to strengthen the identity of the town, seeing the site as an indispensable part of the community and a driver in the promotion of tourism. In 2020 the locals of the town opened a small exhibition about the castle. Thanks to this, the town has encouraged a more ambitious new project: a cultural center with a permanent exhibition where the traces founded in the castle and other historical material are displayed. The objective of the town is to create a cultural resource that will be sustainable both for tourism and for the inhabitants of Amaiur._x000D_
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In this paper the workers or Aranzadi Science Society will explain the participatory process of all these years. This communication is part of the project “Intangible heritage and museums facing the challenges of cultural sustainability. Policies, strategies and methodologies in the postcovid era (PIMUS+; ref.: PID2021-123063NB-100)”._x000D_

Suberri Matelo Mitxelena; Maite Errarte Zurutuza; Juantxo Agirre-Mauleon.
Aranzadi Science Society

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