CULTURALITY’s partner UNIOVI connects science and heritage at the 3rd Asturias Science and Innovation Fair
On May 9, several members of the University of Oviedo team participated in the 3rd Asturias Science and Innovation Fair with their newly released activity “Discover the craft/Descubre el oficio”, an interactive proposal designed to bring the world of traditional crafts closer to younger audiences through multisensory interaction.
Through their senses of touch, smell and hearing, visitors and participants of all ages had to guess which typical artisanal craft different raw materials related to and then locate their region of origin on a decent-sized map of Asturias. The activity took place in the morning for high school, vocational and training students, and was open to the general public in the afternoon.
This initiative was conceived within the framework of the Es|Art research group at the University of Oviedo and implemented by a multidisciplinary team of members of CULTURALITY (Llara Fuente Corripio, Marta Fernández Vilar, Ángela Sánchez Herrera, Lucía Pérez Fernández, and Santiago Rodríguez Pérez). This action is part of its broad outreach program, aimed at highlighting the value of cultural heritage and traditional practices and promoting awareness of craft practices in rural Europe.
Text: Lucía Pérez Fernández
Photography: Lucía Pérez Fernández, Ana María Fernández García, Santiago Rodríguez Pérez
