Author: athina
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ARCH: Heritage Disaster Risk management, made easy.
ARCH is a research project aiming to help local governments and communities of historic areas to prepare and protect their heritage from hazards and risk. The project creates a framework for disaster risk assessment and improvement of heritage sites. Teams from Bratislava, Camerino, Hamburg and Valencia work together to develop methodologies and standardisation activities. This…
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Curated Reading List: December 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We wish you well and hope to move on together in a better year with 2021! Here is Your Curated Reading List for December, as always is a small selection we found interesting and know you would too! Europe’s 12 most endangered heritage sites announced; Read article here. With No Tickets to…
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Happy Holidays!
Dear all, We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support and look forward to seeing you in the New Year filled with innovative heritage activities! Local Approach had a fantastic year! We established wonderful partnerships, participated in cultural events, and brought you more content, which we are grateful for! We…
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Cultural Heritage Video Gaming: Virtual Songlines
Virtual Songlines is a cultural heritage video game project. The concept preserves indigenous knowledge and promotes Aboriginal culture with an immersive ludic educational tool for future generations. Take a peek at the Virtual Songlines Trailer. Warrane – Eora The game is a role-playing survival game exploring the landscape and culture before the 18th-century colonial settlement…
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A virtual museum: MAV
MAV, the virtual archaeological museum, opened its doors in 2008, offering a new type of museum experience outside of static collections. MAV is located a hundred metres from the ruins of Herculaneum impacted by the eruption of Vesuvius along with Pompeii. The MAV exhibitions are multisensory virtual visits to Herculaneum, allowing visitors to see, touch,…
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Public Archaeology: our way to go
Public Archaeology describes the joint effort between heritage professionals and the public to interpret, manage and promote heritage. The concept stemmed from the knowledge gap between archaeologists and the general public. In practice, public archaeology employs stakeholders from all the related fields to heritage as archaeological, economic, ethnographic, cultural, educational, the audience and members of…
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Nunalleq, Stories from the Village of Our Ancestors: education for the future
Nunalleq Project consists of an archaeological site excavation and a digital educational tool at Yukon-Kuskokwim region; the excavation process, results and Yup’ik storytelling ways weave together an engaging educational tool, for and from the community! The project as a whole rethinks the science of archaeology; using public archaeology connects history and local tradition in a…
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Marketing outline; essential for heritage management
Marketing is at the core of the business and management strategy. Marketing strategy is not a secondary step covering promotional, branding and communication; but rather the foundation of the overall strategy of a heritage site or museum. Small cultural organisations and employees regard marketing strategy and tactics as a complementary tool to their service, though,…
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Curated Reading List: November 2020
Your Curated Reading List for November is out! You will see below our selection of articles we found truly interesting and you might enjoy too : The Impact of Teen-Centered Intensive Programming in Museums; Read article here. New York state sues Sotheby’s for allegedly helping collector evade tax on $27m of art; Read article here. …
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REMPART: a new spin on the meaning of workcamp
REMPART is an association in France of volunteers, preserving local heritage sites. Since 1966, they have formed over 180 local associations that care for their local heritage with volunteer workcamps with 800 sites restored so far. How does it work? Volunteers join a workcamp for approximately two weeks. The camps are open to anyone who…