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KOLMANSKOP INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE RESOURCE (OR ONLY A TOURIST ATTRACTION?) Presentation to the 3 rd Annual Diamond Route R

KOLMANSKOP INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE RESOURCE (OR ONLY A TOURIST ATTRACTION?) Presentation to the 3 rd Annual Diamond Route Research Conference 31 st October 2012. Introduction. Kolmanskop - Location and Context. Introduction. 30 – 35 000 visitors per year

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KOLMANSKOP INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE RESOURCE (OR ONLY A TOURIST ATTRACTION?) Presentation to the 3 rd Annual Diamond Route R

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  1. KOLMANSKOP INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE RESOURCE (OR ONLY A TOURIST ATTRACTION?) Presentation to the 3rd Annual Diamond Route Research Conference 31st October 2012
  2. Introduction Kolmanskop - Location and Context
  3. Introduction 30 – 35 000 visitors per year 80% contribution to local tourism economy Photography, fashion and movie shoots Voted one of Top 10 Ghost Towns in an online poll
  4. Introduction 30 – 35 000 visitors per year 80% contribution to local tourism economy Photography, fashion and movie shoots Voted one of Top 10 Ghost Towns in an online poll BUT . . . NoNational Monument Status Not registered as a Heritage Place
  5. Introduction Can Kolmanskop fulfil requirements of a Heritage Resource?
  6. Introduction Survey ofindividuals and stakeholders Historical and Archival Research Study of the different value contexts: Geographical / physical Legislative Socio-economic Socio-cultural Socio-political Can Kolmanskop fulfil requirements of a Heritage Resource?
  7. Overview of Study Area Kolmanskop Ghost Town Annotated Image downloaded from Google Earth
  8. Overview of Study Area Local Context – Kolmanskop and Surrounds Annotated Image downloaded from Google Earth
  9. History and Development of Kolmanskop Survey Plan of Kolmanskop (c. 1914) – KolonialeBergbauGesellschaft (Stauch) Mineral Resources Department, Namdeb
  10. History and Development of Kolmanskop Survey Plan of Kolmanskop (c. 1929) – Consolidated Diamond Mines of SWA (CDM) Mineral Resources Department, Namdeb
  11. History and Development of Kolmanskop Oranjemund Private School (Today) Post Office Tower in original position at Kolmanskop, c. 1928
  12. History and Development of Kolmanskop Remnants of Central Processing Plant (Today) Old Processing Plant at Kolmanskop, c.1928
  13. History and Development of Kolmanskop Aerial view of Kolmanskop (Today)
  14. History and Development of Kolmanskop Survey Plan of Kolmanskop (c. 1980) – E. Schoedder on behalf of CDM Mineral Resources Department, Namdeb
  15. History and Development of Kolmanskop Kolmanskop Museum (c. 1990) – Restored Entertainment Hall & Interiors Photographs from Helga Kohl
  16. Methodology Identification of Heritage Values
  17. Methodology JUNE – AUGUST 2010 LOCAL TOUR OPERATORS / BUSINESS PEOPLE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & TOURISM NATIONAL HERITAGE COUNCIL TOUR CONCESSION HOLDER NAMDEB DIAMOND CORPORATION (previously CDM) EXPERTS: ARCHITECT ARCHAEOLOGIST PARK WARDEN (SNP) REGIONAL COUNCILLOR LOCAL AUTHORITY (LUDERITZ) COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES (LUDERITZ) Identification of Interviewees / Stakeholders Identification of Heritage Values
  18. Discussion of Values | Authenticity Photographs from Helga Kohl: Kolmanskop, Past and Present
  19. Discussion of Values | Age Value Kolmanskop: Yesterday, Today . . . And Tomorrow?
  20. Discussion of Values | Integrity LUDERITZ AND KOLMANSKOP ELIZABETH BAY POMONA BOGENFELS CDM OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN SPERRGEBIET, c. 1920 Missing pieces of the puzzle?
  21. Discussion of Values | Historical and Educational MINING / TECHNOLOGICAL ? SOCIAL HISTORIES ? ECONOMIC HISTORIES ? Kolmanskop: Hidden and Forgotten Histories?
  22. Discussion of Values | Symbolic Representative of man’s pioneering spirit Power of technological innovation and human achievement Paradoxes: Poverty / Wealth Despair / Hope Hardship / Prosperity “this pic is a symbol for the decline of a culture, for the decay and the limits of human effort” Kolmanskop: Alternative Interpretations?
  23. Discussion of Findings Social Value? Snapshots from the Schneider Family Album
  24. Discussion of Findings What is real / what is fake? And is there more to Kolmanskop than meets the eye?
  25. Discussion of Findings Economic Value
  26. Conclusion No real claimants Social Values and Technological Values need to be further researched and adopted into existing interpretations of the site Needs to be understood as part of the Industrial Landcape of the Sperrgebiet The Diamond Legacy . . . Does Kolmanskop fulfil the requirements of a heritage resource?
  27. Conclusion - Shared History - Shared Landscape Legacy - Nation Building - LUDERITZ (Northern Sperrgebiet) 1908 – 1983 – 2008 Historic Mining Operations Kolmanskop Elizabeth Bay Pomona Bogenfels Current Mining Operations Elizabeth Bay Bogenfels Southern Coastal Mines Orange River Mines ORANJEMUND (Southern Sperrgebiet) - Industrial Networks - Technological Innovation Past and Future - Sustainability - Industrial Landscape of the Sperrgebiet Yesterday, today and tomorrow . . . single interactive system
  28. Thank You! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To all the interviewees, and in particular: Ophelia Netta, Namdeb Foundation Howard Head & Cicely Head, Ghost Town Tours Dr. Gabi Schneider, National Heritage Council of Namibia MRM Department, Namdeb (in particular Jana Jacob & James Alexander) And my supervisors: Dr. Stephen Townsend, School of Architecture Planning and Geomatics - UCT Professor Nick Shepherd, Centre for African Studies - UCT View of Kolmanskop from Approach Road (N. Alexander, 2011)
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