HACKRURAL is a meeting of professionals working in the conservation, dissemination and management of rural heritage. The meeting will take place at the headquarters of the Cultural Park of the Martín River located in the Antonio Beltrán Cave Art Center in the municipality of Ariño (Teruel) on May 28 and 29, 2025. The aim of this conference is to increase cultural employment and the professionalization of researchers, managers and professionals working in the management of cultural heritage in rural areas.
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The registration form for our meeting can be found at https://www.adhocgestioncultural.es/descripcion/.
HACKRURAL arises from the need to find innovative solutions to the challenges of cultural heritage management in rural areas through the organization of an innovative and collaborative meeting in hackathon format. This collaborative work format invites participants to find solutions and ideas in a fast way by working together with other professionals. During 2 days of intense work, participants will exchange experiences and seek joint and innovative solutions to the challenges of the sector by participating in the collective development of a document of best practices on the management of heritage in rural areas.
HACKRURAL will begin by establishing the theoretical framework on the management of cultural heritage in rural areas and will continue by identifying the main challenges of the sector from 3 different perspectives: research and study of heritage; protection and conservation; and, thirdly, dissemination and communication. Three working groups will be established , one for each of the perspectives, where different success stories will be presented to identify good practices in the sector and collectively prepare the final document.
This hackathon will have informal spaces for meeting and socializing and will offer different complementary activities that will allow visitors to get to know the rich heritage of the Cultural Park of the Martín River.
As a reward for participating in this Hackathon, participants will be invited to enjoy the unique experience of the autumn equinox in the Cultural Park of the Martín River to observe how the sun passes through the rocky hollow in the Frontón de la Tía Chula, this only happens twice a year, in the spring and autumn equinox. We will also visit the interpretation centers of Cave Art “Antonio Beltrán” in Ariño, headquarters of the Cultural Park of the Martín River, and the one of the Iberian Culture in Oliete together with a guided visit to the Iberian site of San Pedro.
