Author: athina
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Common European data space for cultural heritage
The European Commission published a recommendation on the creation of a common European data space for cultural heritage urging Member States to digitise their cultural heritage assets with the aim to digitise all monuments by 2030. Europeana is at the heart of this initiative sharing digitised materials across museums and cultural heritage institutions. The data…
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A tool for measuring peace by ICCROM: Community-Based Heritage Indicators for Peace
“Community-Based Heritage Indicators for Peace: A tool for measuring peace” is a tool created by ICCROM’s “First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crises (FAR) Programme” following PATH – Peacebuilding Assessment Tool for Heritage Recovery and Rehabilitation. The tool provides a bottom-up approach to engage local communities to identify heritage indicators for…
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Report: Museums in the climate crisis
The Network of European Museum Organisations NEMO published a report “Museums in the climate crisis” with recommendations on the participation of museums in the European sustainable transition. NEMO surveyed museums across Europe from April to June 2022, providing recommendations for policymakers in order to create an environment where museums can aid the fight against climate…
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Curationist: explore a vast digital collection
Curationist is an online platform sharing artworks and cultural materials from Creative commons and the public domain, launched by the MHz Foundation. The platform is not-for-profit aiming to create dialogue and cultural awareness. The items available online are copyright free featuring 4.4 million digital artworks and objects from partner institutions and museums. Furthermore, users can…
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Curated Reading List: November 2022
The holiday season is approaching hopefully giving you time to explore and travel to museums and heritage. November was a month with interesting articles and events around heritage on an international scale, here are our picks of the month: Ten Most Wanted Antiquities Cosmetics, Perfume, & Hygiene in Ancient Egypt The best books about ‘dark…
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Get inspired! Culture : a driver for health and wellbeing in the EU
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ICCROM-Digital Storytelling Workshop
Digital Storytelling Workshop by ICCROM will be a 4-day online workshop from 9-12 January 2023. The workshop will provide tools and methods for digital storytelling, narration and compelling story writing, different audience engagement as well as digital content archiving. Applications to participate are open until 11 December 2022. The workshop is within the programme Sustaining…
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NEXT 50 The future of World Heritage in challenging times. Enhancing resilience and sustainability
The conference for the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention organised in Delphi, Greece 17-18 November webcast live. The conference is organised by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports and UNESCO with representatives from UNESCO and Member States of the convention. The conference covers 3 challenges: Representativeness Accessibility Sustainability I want to learn more:…
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EcoHeritage: local community and Ecomuseums
EcoHeritage is an Erasmus+ EU-funded program bringing together Ecomuseums for the protection of cultural and natural heritage targeting local communities. The project will create a collaborative network for the exchange of good practices. “ Intellectual Output 1 – Ecomuseums, social museums and other practices of collaborative management of cultural heritage: a report. Intellectual Output 2…
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European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage
European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage is being set up by the European Commission with digital tools, infrastructures and services until 2025, the cloud will connect cultural heritage institutions to embracing digital technologies. The cloud will be a digital collaborative working space offering support to GLAM, networking and access to cultural heritage. The cloud will…