Category: Patreon
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The Sensational Museum
The Sensational Museum strives to make commonplace inclusive and alternative means of interventions accessible to all audiences in the UK museum sector. A primary focus of the heritage industry is to provide a memorable, inclusive, and enjoyable experience for all visitors. “‘access provision such as audio description, British Sign Language (BSL), audio-guides, interactive content, and…
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APAC Labs in the ‘International Data Aggregation for Archaeological Research and Heritage Management: the ARIADNE experience’ issue
©APAC Image from the Medieval Coins History and Culture digital library from the collaboration between the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and Cyprus Institute. APAC Labs researchers Valentina Vassallo and Avgoustinos Avgousti recently contributed to the publication of the article ‘Tools and Ontologies for the Aggregation and Management of Cypriot Archaeological Datasets in ‘Internet Archaeology’…
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The History of Art Conservation and Restoration
The historical journey of art conservation and restoration spans epochs, beginning with ancient civilizations acknowledging the intrinsic value of cultural artefacts. From the spiritual dimensions of ancient Egypt to the meticulous preservation efforts in ancient Greece, civilizations recognized the symbolic importance of artworks, emphasizing meticulous preservation. ©VENIS STUDIOS As civilizations progressed, so did conservation methods.…
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RECHARGE: an incredible tool to participatory approaches!
RECHARGE, Resilient European Cultural Heritage As Resource for Growth and Engagement, is an EU project to promote community participation in cultural heritage institutions across Europe as an economic driver. “Recharge focuses on participation in all aspects: from financing through planning and management, to communications, public engagement, sustainability, and its future.” With RECHARGE, cultural heritage institutions…
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Our 3rd book! Heritage DIY
Heritage DIY is the second annual publication of Local Approach, following How to Heritage, SUP Heritage featuring our 2022-2023 articles curated into themes: Heritage Management Definition Digital Heritage Applications Heritage & Climate Change Conflict | Looting | Repatriation | Decolonization Local Actions: ACT with the Community! Games & Heritage Exhibition Reviews Museums & Collections Toolkit…
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Curated Reading List: November 2023
Between the end of Autumn and the start of the holiday season November is always a very interesting heritage month! Here are our picks for the month: News Introducing a new series of ICOM UK articles – Safeguarding Collections in Museums Bombing of Gaza has damaged or destroyed more than 100 heritage sites, NGO report…
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Online Conference: First International Conference of the Histories of Anthropologies
International Conference of the Histories of Anthropologies “Doing Histories, Imagining Futures” on December 4-7, 2023. It will be the first event of its kind, providing historians of anthropology with the opportunity to exchange personal and disciplinary experiences and enhance their ability to analyse current anthropological debates. Links to access the Conference’s streaming sessions will be…
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Toolkit: Assess the Effectiveness of World Heritage Management
Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0 is updated to measure the effectiveness of World Heritage management systems, with a World Heritage-specific management effectiveness assessment methodology applicable to cultural, natural, and mixed sites. By UNESCO Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) ICOMOS (International Council…
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VENIS Studios Collaboration with Local Approach
We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with VENIS STUDIOS! Our piece VENIS STUDIOS: The Art of preservation and restoration offers you a general presentation of VENIS STUDIOS and their work! What does this entail? At the start of every month, on Thursday at 17:00 CET, Venizelos G. Gavrilakis and VENIS STUDIOS, will share their…
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APAC Labs donates a 3D Replica of the UNESCO Chapel to the Church of Cyprus
The Cyprus Institute and the Andrea Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories of STARC donated to the Archbishopric of the Church of Cyprus a 3D physical replica of the UNESCO-listed Painted Church of St. Nicholas of the Roof. Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios received the replica expressing his appreciation and interest in the interdisciplinary work of STARC and…