Category: Patreon
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Curating: a viewer’s perspective
Creating an exhibition means curating meaning. Curating is all about identifying connections between any given objects that could create dialogues with the viewer. The majority of institutions/ organisations in the world invest in having a curator or curatorial team, that focus on creating displays for a targeted audience in order to attract and engage with…
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OpenHeritage: strengthen economy and local culture with your heritage
OpenHeritage initiative features a combination of best practices and inclusive management of heritage throughout Europe. The project reuses and places in the centre all kinds of heritage as a means of economic and social growth. Heritage sites and assets often are viewed as hard to manage and care for by government and local agencies,…
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Business Plan for the Cavafy Project Centre
Business Plan for the Cavafy Project Centre aims to renew the Cavafy House-Museum into a cultural centre. The Museum today The Museum is in Alexandria, Egypt, the former home of poet Constantine Petrou Cavafy (C.P. Cavafy), run by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture (HFC). Cavafy spent the last 35 years of his life in this…
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Heritage Schools: teach history with your heritage
Heritage Schools is an educational initiative that enhances history teaching through local heritage. The program trains teachers on how to incorporate local history through cultural heritage with a multitude of activities in the existing curricula. The project has seen great success and yields impressive results on cultural awareness among teachers and children alike, capacity building…
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A necessary tool: Collections Management Policy
A collections management policy is a group of working documents that define the objects or collections, their condition and care. Major museums and cultural organisations have in place several policies. However, smaller institutions do not prioritise policy drafting due to lack of time or funding. Why do I need a collection management policy? The primary…
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The Ghibli Museum: a unique expirience
The Ghibli Museum in Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to animations films created by Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki, strives to create a unique experience for its visitors. Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki created some of the most incredible and famous anime films worldwide. Their films hold a special place in the hearts of Japanese and…
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ICOM Webinar – Local Communities Strengthening Museums summary
ICOM has launched several webinars with experts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, 5 August 2020, the topic was “Local Communities Strengthening Museums”, the session had a part for experts to present their museums’ work and the situation in their respective regions and a q&a. Local Approach followed the webinar and created for you a summary…
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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…