Discover Medieval Chester: place, heritage and identity

探索中世纪切斯特：地点、遗产和身份

• 批准号: AH/I021698/1
• 负责人: Catherine Clarke
• 金额: $ 17.59万
• 依托单位: University of Southampton
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FI021698%2F1
• 关键词: Discover; Medieval; Chester; place; heritage

The city of Chester has a rich medieval heritage. The legacies of this are present today in the city's surviving townscape, in its museum collections, and in the remarkable body of medieval multi-lingual literature which reflects the experiences of diverse cultural and ethnic communities within this dynamic borderland city. Yet in comparison with the city's Roman past, Chester's medieval past is currently an under-used cultural and economic asset, and is given relatively little visibility in local museums, in resources for visitors, in tourism marketing, and in the urban environment itself. 'Discover Medieval Chester' aims to promote the vibrant cultural heritage of medieval Chester as a multi-cultural, multi-lingual city, drawing together material, textual and visual culture and forging connections between the medieval past and the modern urban environment today. In particular, 'Discover Medieval Chester' will share the innovative recent research produced by the AHRC-funded 'Mapping Medieval Chester' project (www.medievalchester.ac.uk). This project brought together a new digital atlas of the city c.1500, interlinked with newly-edited editions of medieval textual 'mappings' of the city in English, Latin and Welsh, showing how different cultural and ethnic communities interacted and configured the urban space around them in different ways. Together with relevant research produced by other scholars, this new work enables us to better understand place and identity in the medieval city, and to recover the experiences of individuals and communities in medieval Chester.'Discover Medieval Chester' is founded on a partnership between the Knowledge Transfer Fellow, the wider academic team and the Grosvenor Museum, Chester - a productive relationship which was piloted during the 'Mapping Medieval Chester' project, when c.1200 people attended events coordinated by the Museum to celebrate the launch of the project research. Together with the Grosvenor Museum and other cultural and arts stakeholders in Cheshire and North Wales, we have defined ways in which our research can make a significant and lasting contribution to the wider community, achieving quantifiable social, cultural and economic benefits. We have also identified opportunities to intersect with other ongoing projects in the region in order to secure matched funding, local government support, and the chance to contribute to heritage policy and decision-making.The 'Discover Medieval Chester' partnership will produce new resources and experiences for diverse user constituencies including local communities, tourists and remote 'virtual visitors'. Our aim is to re-vitalise interest in Chester's medieval heritage, promote education and tourism potentials, and enable audiences to explore issues of place, identity and community.The academic research on Chester's multi-cultural medieval heritage will be disseminated via six key outputs:1. A new interactive website centred on an interactive map of medieval Chester, overlaid onto the modern city. A set of audio-visual resources (including short guides, excerpts of medieval texts, and sample medieval artefacts with descriptions) will be attached to each key location or feature, allowing users to explore the medieval city and the different cultural perspectives within it, and to download customisable, 'bespoke' tours in MP3 format2. Traditional paper tour brochures in a range of languages, including Welsh3. A major exhibition at the Grosvenor Museum, Chester, which will transfer to Wrexham Museum and later become a smaller, permanent exhibition in Chester4. A piece of public art commissioned to represent and 'signpost' the medieval heritage of Chester in a prominent, engaging way5. Events and educational activities in Chester and Wrexham6. A workshop on knowledge transfer and partnerships between HEIs and the heritage sector, to be held at Swansea University.

切斯特市拥有丰富的中世纪遗产。如今，这一遗产存在于这座城市幸存的城镇景观、博物馆藏品以及反映这座充满活力的边境城市中不同文化和种族社区经历的中世纪多语言文学的杰出作品中。然而，与这座城市的罗马历史相比，切斯特的中世纪历史目前是一项未被充分利用的文化和经济资产，在当地博物馆、游客资源、旅游营销和城市环境本身中的知名度相对较低。 “发现中世纪切斯特”旨在促进中世纪切斯特作为一个多文化、多语言城市的充满活力的文化遗产，汇集物质、文本和视觉文化，并在中世纪的过去和当今的现代城市环境之间建立联系。特别是，“发现中世纪切斯特”将分享 AHRC 资助的“绘制中世纪切斯特地图”项目 (www.medievalchester.ac.uk) 的最新创新研究成果。该项目汇集了大约 1500 年的新城市数字地图集，与新编辑的英语、拉丁语和威尔士语中世纪文本“地图”版本相互关联，展示了不同文化和种族社区如何相互作用，并以不同的方式配置了他们周围的城市空间。与其他学者的相关研究一起，这项新工作使我们能够更好地了解中世纪城市的位置和身份，并恢复中世纪切斯特个人和社区的经历。“发现中世纪切斯特”是在知识转移研究员、更广泛的学术团队和切斯特格罗夫纳博物馆之间的合作伙伴关系基础上建立的，这是在“映射中世纪切斯特”项目期间试点的富有成效的关系，当时 约 1200 人参加了博物馆协调的活动，庆祝项目研究的启动。我们与格罗夫纳博物馆以及柴郡和北威尔士的其他文化和艺术利益相关者一起，确定了我们的研究可以为更广泛的社区做出重大而持久的贡献的方式，从而实现可量化的社会、文化和经济效益。我们还确定了与该地区其他正在进行的项目相结合的机会，以获得匹配的资金、当地政府的支持以及为遗产政策和决策做出贡献的机会。“发现中世纪切斯特”合作伙伴关系将为包括当地社区、游客和远程“虚拟游客”在内的不同用户群体创造新的资源和体验。我们的目标是重新激发人们对切斯特中世纪遗产的兴趣，促进教育和旅游潜力，并使观众能够探索地方、身份和社区问题。切斯特多元文化中世纪遗产的学术研究将通过六个关键成果进行传播：1．一个新的交互式网站，以中世纪切斯特的交互式地图为中心，覆盖在现代城市上。每个关键地点或特色都将附有一套视听资源（包括简短指南、中世纪文本摘录以及带说明的中世纪文物样本），让用户能够探索中世纪城市及其不同的文化视角，并下载 MP3 格式的可定制“定制”旅游2。多种语言的传统纸质旅游手册，包括威尔士语3。切斯特格罗夫纳博物馆的一个主要展览将转移到雷克瑟姆博物馆，后来成为切斯特的一个较小的永久展览4。这是一件公共艺术作品，旨在以一种突出、引人入胜的方式代表和“标明”切斯特的中世纪遗产5。切斯特和雷克瑟姆的活动和教育活动6。关于高等教育机构与遗产部门之间的知识转移和伙伴关系的研讨会将于斯旺西大学举办。

项目成果

Medieval Cityscapes Today

今天的中世纪城市景观

• 发表时间: 2019
• 作者: Clarke

Discover Medieval Chester (this is a website, not a book)

探索中世纪切斯特（这是一个网站，不是一本书）

• 发表时间: 2013
• 作者: Catherine A M Clarke

Discover Medieval Chester; Discover the Churches of Medieval Chester; Discover the Characters of Medieval Chester; Discover the Welsh Stories of Medieval Chester (series of leaflets for public audiences)

探索中世纪的切斯特；

• 发表时间: 2013
• 作者: Catherine A M Clarke

Studies in Medievalism XXV

中世纪主义研究二十五

• 发表时间: 2016
• 作者: Clarke C.A.M.