Category: Patreon
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Participatory mapping in heritage
Participatory mapping means creating a map representing the community’s relationship within the natural landscape surrounding a cultural heritage site or object. The contents usually describe significant resources and values of the area. The community holds ownership of said map and its contents as well as its advocacy. Community participation in research and management of cultural…
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PatriActívate: Peru’s heritage gaming app
PatriActívate is a heritage videogame application. The application is educational available and free to play on mobile or desktop. The Ministry of Culture of Peru launched this game to help Peruvians stay engaged and connected with their heritage during the Pandemic. What is it? The game is short with a layout similar to a board…
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An ICOMOS walkthrough your project: European Quality Principles for EU-funded Interventions with potential impact upon Cultural Heritage
The new version of “European Quality Principles for EU-funded Interventions with potential impact upon Cultural Heritage” by ICOMOS serves as a guide to all people involved in a heritage project within the EU. The document effectively walks you through the research, design of a cultural project and its presentation in proposals. These recommendations are especially…
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Curated Reading List: February 2021
Keep calm and carry on, February is almost gone! Your Curated Reading List for February is out! We loved all the topics this month we cannot pick a favourite, how about you? I’ll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want! Open Archaeology that Is Collaborative, Participatory, Public, and Feminist by Rachael Kiddey.…
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From Twitter Images to 3D reconstructions of cultural heritage
Social media images can help create 3D reconstructions of cultural heritage. Social media, specifically Twitter, are digital repositories of images key to preservation efforts of monuments. Much like museums, visitors use Twitter and share photos of artefacts and monuments they encounter actively promoting them. In this instance, promotion can serve as preservation. Today we discuss…
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Museum COVID-19 safety recommendations by ICOM
ICOM (International Council of Museums) shared their recommendations for safe visits to museums at the end of lockdown. The recommendation includes basic safety rules and procedures for visitors and employees! Let’s keep the museum environment safe and accessible!
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Documentary heritage: an overview
Documentary heritage is a category of cultural heritage with tangible and intangible, physical attributes of an item that constitute its distinction. …A brief reminder Tangible heritage describes physical objects or sites. Intangible describes immaterial values transmitted through speech, song, traditions…. Documentary heritage can be both tangible and intangible under this category are items containing information…
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Patrimonializarte: ✓heritage education, ✓new tech, ✓ planning
Patrimonializarte is an educational program teaching local heritage with new technologies, that run in the past years in Spain. The program included tools for infants, primary and secondary school children from two districts. The activities themselves are appealing to teachers and students alike the emphasis of the project lies within its methodology and evaluation. ©La…
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Patrimonializarte: ✓heritage education, ✓new tech, ✓ planning
Patrimonializarte is an educational program teaching local heritage with new technologies, that run in the past years in Spain. The program included tools for infants, primary and secondary school children from two districts. The activities themselves are appealing to teachers and students alike the emphasis of the project lies within its methodology and evaluation. ©La…
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Patrimonializarte: ✓heritage education, ✓new tech, ✓ planning
Patrimonializarte is an educational program teaching local heritage with new technologies, that run in the past years in Spain. The program included tools for infants, primary and secondary school children from two districts. The activities themselves are appealing to teachers and students alike the emphasis of the project lies within its methodology and evaluation. ©La…