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Digitisation, invest in the past for the future
Digitise your heritage to produce exact digital copies of sites, documents, objects, movies. Several processes exist and differ according to the heritage type and the result you want to achieve. Digitisation offers Protection, creating a digital copy of your heritage ensures its longevity beyond its physical aspects. Conservation of digitised heritage becomes a precise process…
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Gaming: a heritage learning tool
Games as learning tools come to play more and more often in the heritage sector, following the footsteps of education. They vary in types and are a valuable asset to teach heritage, especially for the younger generations. Games are fun and can illustrate complex concepts in an accessible manner. Within the game environment, heritage moves…
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Fundraising, how-to guide.
Cultural organisations rely heavily on government funding to sustain their operations, especially small and local. Building a fundraising plan and strategy is the first step to economic sustainability. Moreover, a fundraising plan ensures that you know your audience and keep in regular contact with them, investing in a long term relationship with your community. We will…
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Tell us what you want to hear about
In our recent posts we try to cover the needs of the cultural heritage sector during this pandemic, as fundraising, communication and digitisation. However we would love to hear what you want to learn about and cater to your heritage needs. This Friday our post on how to do a communication plan will be up,…
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Communication Plan
Communication, especially in the digital era, ought to be one of the primary activities of any heritage project. Since heritage protection and promotion is about education and strengthening societal ties and identity, effective communication is the tool for success. A communication plan and strategy are well-thought documents that outline the form of outreach based on…
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Access to heritage
Access to heritage allows visitors to view and interact with it and is part of education and promotion. Museums are not just pretty storage areas for old things. Thankfully the field of museology has advanced to provide multiple access points for all. The basics The visitor to a museum or site wants to know the…
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Outcomes: ICCROM-UNESCO webinar on Museums after the Pandemic
The webinar on Museums after the Pandemic discussed with experts the challenges during and after the COVID-19, how can they adapt and how can they reach their full potential. Section 1 The experts first discussed the current situation of museums and the findings of the recent reports of UNESCO and ICOM. According to those reports,…
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Adopt a Monument
People can now adopt a monument and become its caretakers. Starting in Finland, Pirkanmaa Provincial Museum’s initiative encourages people to be active in their community and protect their heritage. Volunteers offer to become caretakers of heritage sites in their communities. Meaning they can revisit the site, have events, care for its conservation and share their…
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What can I do?
Anything to Everything If you have a heritage in your community or your possession here are some actions you can take towards its protection. Usually, there is a reliance on government entities to cater to cultural heritage. However, during difficult times the need for heritage protection comes second. Cultural Heritage forms the identity of a…
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DIY Values Analysis
Values analysis is the first step to advance the efficiency of your management plan. This topic introduces the values there are in heritage management. The Steps First, ask yourself who values your heritage and why. Then you need to find the relationship between those values and the heritage’s essence. What are the values’ meaning and…