Dec 5, 20234 min

The Rise of the Craft Fair?

A recent article in the UK Guardian newspaper carried the headline ‘People want something that’s not on Amazon’: the rise of the UK craft...

Jan 31, 20233 min

What does it take to build a human pyramid? A creative tourism experience in Girona

Through the Cultsense programme we have been introduced to a range of engaging cultural and creative tourism experiences across Europe....

May 3, 20223 min

The ‘inside-out museum’ comes of age

Some museums will literally ‘turn themselves inside out’ in an attempt to attract visitors and media attention. The most spectacular...

Jul 15, 20212 min

A new future for ancient crafts?

In a paper just published in the Brazilian Creative Industries Journal, I examine how tourism has developed an increasingly symbiotic...

Apr 19, 20213 min

Pivot to the past: It’s more profitable

If you seem to be suffering from deja-vu more these days than in the past, there is probably nothing wrong with you. You are just...

Jan 22, 20211 min

Heritage is everywhere – you can smell it

Recent decades have seen a steady extension of the meaning and content of heritage. Heritage no longer needs to be old, or tangible or of...

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