The initiative, developed together with the Cabildo of La Gomera and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, seeks to reinforce the conservation, documentation and digital dissemination of this intangible cultural heritage
The headquarters of the Silbo Gomero Cultural Association, located in the Municipal Market of San Sebastián de La Gomera, will host next Wednesday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m., the official presentation of the Silbo Gomero Digital Safeguard Plan, an initiative promoted together with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), through the University Institute of Textual Analysis and Applications (IATEXT) and CLARIAH-ES.
The project was born with the objective of strengthening the protection, conservation and transmission of the Gomero Silbo through digital tools that allow documenting, preserving and disseminating this whistled language, declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO and Asset of Cultural Interest of the Canary Islands.
The plan contemplates different lines of work focused on the compilation and organization of sound, audiovisual and documentary materials related to the Silbo Gomero, as well as the development of digital resources aimed at research, teaching and dissemination of this unique heritage.
The Silbo Gomero Cultural Association highlights the importance of continuing to advance in new safeguarding formulas that allow heritage conservation to be adapted to current challenges, combining the oral and human transmission that has kept the Silbo Gomero alive for generations with the possibilities offered by new technologies.
Likewise, the collaboration between institutions, cultural entities and the scientific community is valued to guarantee that the Silbo Gomero continues to project itself into the future with respect for its identity, its history and its social and cultural dimension.
The presentation will be open to the public until capacity is reached.
