Topic: europeana

The students engaged with the WEAVE collections, activities and the project’s tools, framed within the context of accessibility and community engagement

WEAVE Project disseminated to AccessCult Erasmus Students

text and images by Rosa Cisneros, Coventry University. The European Union funded project, AccessCult, aims to make cultural venues more accessible for all. One billion people live with some form of disability (WHO), at EU level, about 24% of persons … Continue reading →

on 9th November 2022 the event presented INCULTUM's research and pilots and will be enriched by presentation of sister projects IMPACTOUR and TExTOUR

EUROMED 2022 Cultural Tourism workshop – updated agenda

The event was organized in the framework of EUROMED (7-11 November 2022) by H2020 project INCULTUM, to discuss about the role of community engagement and citizen participation in enhancing and promoting sustainable tourism in peripheral areas that are not often … Continue reading →

how can tangible artefacts as photographs and other items represent intangible heritage such as traditions, practices, skills and cultural phenomena?

WEAVE blogpost: The Paradox of Intangible Heritage

img: 1398267: Rugby League Cup final between Bradford Northern , the holders , and Wigan at Wembley Stadium – 29 April 1948. TopFoto, In Copyright, Educational reuse permitted. Looking at photographic collections in particular, it’s a striking realisation that physical … Continue reading →

five curated galleries from the WEAVE editorial team tell some stories of intangible heritage

WEAVE galleries in Europeana

img: Festa de la Mercè a Barcelona di Duran Fígols, Oriol – CRDI / Girona City Council – CC BY-NC-ND. Disappearing trades and occupations As our daily life and routines have changed a lot in past decades thanks to clever … Continue reading →

the important biannual gathering of experts about (digital) imagery and management of photographic heritage collections

WEAVE goes to Image and Research conference

img: Eiffel bridge in Girona, photo CRDI / Ajuntament de Girona, Public Domain. Under coordination of WEAVE partners KU Leuven and Photoconsortium, a paper was submitted for the upcoming Image and Research conference in Girona (16-18 November 2022), where it … Continue reading →

discover today the beautiful virtual exhibition published by WEAVE team in Europeana

The Renaissance of Romani Re-presentation

img. (cropped): Back To The Future! Safe European Home 1938, Damian Le Bas, Kai Dikhas Foundation / ERIAC, In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted. This exhibition, jointly curated by WEAVE Editorial Team with invaluable contribution by guest author Dr Adrian … Continue reading →

'Strength, balance, courage and good judgement' is the motto of the human towers or 'castells' typical of Catalonia, Spain.

WEAVE blogpost: Castellers, Catalonia’s human towers

img: Festa de la Mercè a Barcelona di Duran Fígols, Oriol – CRDI / Girona City Council – CC BY-NC-ND. Castells are human constructions, six to ten people high, that can occasionally be spotted in cities and town squares in … Continue reading →

keynotes and presentations, a digital exhibition and a workshop about photogrammetry composed the final event of the EU funded project dedicated to highlight tangible and intangible heritage of local communities

WEAVE final conference, recordings and presentations available

Hosted by CRDI in Girona at Centre Cultural La Mercè, the WEAVE project organized on 16th September 2022 its final conference, which explored the connections between tangible and intangible heritage, cultural communities and the process of digital transformation of cultural … Continue reading →

French food as cultural heritage and the role of locality

WEAVE blogpost: A taste of terroir?

img: Fishermen in Lorient (France) by J. Hersleven, Jacques – Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Belgium – CC BY-NC-SA. The cultural connection between heritage and food has gradually gained visibility over the last decades. Read the blog published by the … Continue reading →

How to safeguard transient, traditional and untouchable culture

WEAVE blogpost: Caring for intangible cultural heritage

img: Gegants i capgrossos, CRDI/Ajuntament de Girona, PD. Intangible cultural heritage is a substantial part of what makes up our histories and identities, understood to be practices, ideas, insights and experiences. Read the blog published by the WEAVE project editorial … Continue reading →