Transmission of authentic Cultural heritage to the youngsters

Abstract: The author presents her work about stimulating the interest for learning the authentic cultural heritage in kids and youngsters from 6 to 19 years old, in three different schools in Zagreb. She talks about the relevant correlation in learning about the cultural heritage, and the thematic and structural relation between the artistic creation and other educational subjects. The purpose of the project was to discover the talent, stimulate the creativity and the interest in the students through the spreading of the cultural heritage, and, through their artistic design, develop their interest in the artistic and cultural heritage, achieve the habit of visiting museums and exhibitions, learn about their country history and develop the sensitivity to enjoy a work of cultural heritage, visiting the museums and getting to know the cultural heritage through their teachers and experts. The author shows this in the artwork samples of 376 kids from elementary and secondary school ages. An active approach like this motivates kids and youngsters to research work, and at the same time, they show great interest in learning traditions they can look at in a different way, and recognize in them a valuable source to develop the own creativity. The author wants to show that, with this kind of approach, students can achieve better quality in their results, and develop freely their sensitivity. Of course, the enthusiasm of the art teacher is fundamental, in order to develop the kids’ visual perception and their artistic creation.