Sulla patrimonializzazione condivisa. Riflessioni a partire da La densità delle cose

The review aims to highlight some questions arising from the reading of Paini’s and Aria’s edited book La densità delle cose. Following the oceanian détour proposed by the editors, the review focuses on the innovative conception of the Ambassador objects as an alternative to repatriation and a key to the elaboration of a “shared heritization” perspective. Discussing the “theory of cultural creativity” and the conception of the “density of objects”, both based on the oceanian materials presented by the contributors, the review raises some questions about the different meanings of “sharing”, and highlights some practical and theoretical problems of a “shared heritization” perspective.