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Heritage Open Days : UK’s community heritage festival
Heritage Open Days is a voluntary annual celebration in the United Kingdom with cultural events across the country. How does it work? Every September, museums, sites and cultural heritage organisations open their doors, organise special events, workshops and activities for free with the support of local volunteers, connected under the Heritage Open Days umbrella. Last…
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Games, an intangible heritage: Project Khēliya
During our evolution, countless games have been invented, and are a shared constant of all cultures worldwide. Gaming boards etched in stone can be found across archaeological sites in India. The games vary in type and span the class divide, social setting and are a shared heritage of all Indian people as well as international…
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Conservation vs Preservation, what is the best approach?
Conservation/ Preservation/ Restoration/ Integrated Conservation. These terms probably sound synonymous if you are not a conservation or cultural heritage professional, their implications could not be more apart. Below is a basic outline for individuals who want to understand the basic steps towards preserving their heritage, outside of terminology. Conservation professionals should always make any intervention…
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Webinar outcomes: Using Technology To Solve Art World Problems
The latest topic of Articheck’s webinar series ArtEvolve titled “Using Technology To Solve Art World Problems” was very informative. With Kelani Nichole, Founder of Transfer, an experimental art gallery in LA, USA. Brendan Ciecko, Founder of Cuseum, USA. Here is a summary of the main points delivered: Within the past decade, the culture and artworld…
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Smartify: use your phone at the museum for more than pictures.
Smartify is a mobile application that enhances your museum visit. Scan an artwork or object and view its story, as well as enjoy audio-guides and maps. This app is a useful tool for both the audience and the museum. Museums have the opportunity to create detailed content on their collections without disrupting the exhibition…
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Mingei: Representation and Preservation of Heritage Crafts
Heritage Crafts, tangible and intangible, were an integral part of human life for millennia; they fade, nowadays, as industry covers our needs. Mingei project seeks to preserve through digitisation and make accessible this cultural resource, with representations of heritage crafts based on digital assets and semantic annotations. Mingei started with three European pilot projects of…
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Intercultural Cities: built an inclusive community
Intercultural Cities program provides support to cities on how to manage and promote the diversity of their population, 70 cities worldwide and in Europe have joined. The Council of Europe following the Faro Convention Action Plan launched the STEPS pilot project in 2017 with the cities Rijeka, Croatia, and Lisbon, Portugal, to try the methodology…
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Place or Space: The site and the great outdoors
Place and Space are two words that sound similar to each other. Their definitions differ in cultural heritage management. In our article DIY Values Analysis, we touch upon the subject, today we will delve into the context. “Place means a geographically defined area. It may include elements, objects, spaces and views. Place may have tangible…
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Greek Paths of Culture: help trace your ancestors steps
People have been walking Greek land for thousands of years when you visit you see several ancient temples and heritage, but our connection to them is not always evident. Greek Paths of Culture is an initiative to restore footpaths across Greece having so far more than 658 km. These footpaths, hiking trails and bicycle routes…
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International Course on Rethinking Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage Collections
New course from ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ) on Disaster Risk Management, starting 7 December 2020. This year demonstrated to museums worldwide the fragility of collections and the lack of local professionals who can protect them. International heritage experts recommend that museum policy is strengthened…