Editorial Introduction to Issue 51: Democratising Cultural Heritage

editor — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Richard Waller introduces Ariadne 51.

Having emerged from the political arguments of the 1990s about what culture could be funded and whether it was better to fund soccer or opera, we have moved into an age where, in the UK at least, there are arguments as to what actually constitutes British culture. Fortunately more people are deciding to do culture for themselves than remain passive witnesses to the pundits' debate. The place where they are doing it is online and they are not waiting to see whether their offering attracts the experts' approval - and sometimes, admittedly, one might argue more's the pity.

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Editorial Introduction to Issue 51: Democratising Cultural Heritage