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The 2024 edition of Art Meets Radical Openness (AMRO), the biennial festival for art, hacktivism, and open cultures, has just come to an end. Held in Linz from May 8 to 10, it offered a context for discussing the … Continue reading
On 20 May, the INCULTUM project met with schools and local institutions in the closing event of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. The research team of the University of Pisa, leader of the Pilot 5 related to the case of San Pellegrino … Continue reading
Topic: EU projects
The Content Space will then directly link to the Technical Space currently under development. The materials of the Content Space are curated by the IPR experts of Exeter University and, as a part of the Content Space, the associate partner Open Knowledge is building the Open Content Exchange Platform. Continue reading
Europeana Space acknowledges the key role of digital cultural heritage to enhance education learning and training since the very beginning of the project. A dedicated task on education and training material is foreseen in the project planning and led by … Continue reading
With Waag, RICHES started an interview series where several museums and team members of the project are asked about their vision on co-creation within the heritage sector. This is the turn of Dick van Dijk, RICHES member and Waag’s creative director. Continue reading
“Inspired” is the quarterly EGI (European Grid Infrastructure) newsletter, reports the organisation’s latest achievements and all the initiatives near to the thematic around the EGI community. The #20 issue is now available online and it hosts an article about the CIVIC EPISTEMOLOGIES project with a special focus on the project outcomes and in particular on the Roadmap development. Continue reading
by Sarah Wassermann, SPK On 22nd July 2015, the Institute for Museum Research – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) went to the Museum of European Cultures and the Ethnological Museum for a very special “photoshoot” with quiet but very interesting models. … Continue reading
The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) constitutes a leading scientific forum on digital libraries that brings together researchers, developers, content providers and users in the field of digital libraries. TPDL 2015 is organised by Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center and will be held in Poznań, Poland, on September 14-18, 2015. EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 31ST OF JULY! Continue reading
“Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe: Towards a European Index for Cultural Heritage” is a two-year project funded by the EU Culture Programme (2007-2013). Recently concluded, the project aimed to raise greater awareness on the multiple benefits of cultural heritage and present policy recommendations for tapping into heritage’s full potential. The Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe project has resulted in a nearly 300 page report that provides compelling evidence of the value of cultural heritage and its impact on Europe’s economy, culture, society and the environment. Continue reading
The RICHES team began an interview series, conducted by Waag Society, in which they ask several museums and team members from the project about their perspectives on co-creation within the heritage sector. Merel van der Vaart, PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School for Heritage and Memory studies shares her vision. Continue reading
At the Europeana Creative “Culture Jam” event, closing conference of the widely praised Europeana Creative project at the National Library of Austria (July 9th and 10th), the Europeana Space project was brought to the attention of the creative industry scene in Austria. During various sessions the EuropeanaTV pilot was demonstrated and the upcoming hackathons and business modelling workshops were announced. Continue reading
This policy brief presents evidence and recommendations emerging from the research undertaken to develop the RICHES “Taxonomy of terms, concepts and definitions”, aimed at ensuring appropriate standard for research in the CH sector and at developing a common CH language to serve the interests of the wider CH community. Continue reading
