Tag: co-creation

WeAre#EuropeForCulture: partnerships across Europe

WeAre#EuropeForCulture is about engaging local communities with cultural heritage,  to connect people and histories at local and European level. According to the European Commission guidelines, the project principally addressed teenagers, adults and ageing people, with a particular view in engaging, … Continue reading


WeAre#EuropeForCulture: the QANDR tool

WeAre#EuropeForCulture is about engaging communities with cultural heritage, helped by the use of digital technologies. To deliver 10 exhibitions of local cultural heritage in 10 European cities plus an additional one in Leuven as part of the final stages of … Continue reading


The technology and methodology behind WeAre#EuropeForCulture

WeAre#EuropeForCulture wanted people and citizens of any age and background to meet cultural heritage and interact with it, under the motto “it’s your history too”. It is a stubborn misunderstanding that communities or individuals who do not routinely engage with cultural … Continue reading


A digital design approach to creative and participatory content-making in digital heritage

“Decoding Kashgar: A Digital Design Approach to Steer and Diversify Creative Engagement in Digital Heritage.” is the title of a PhD thesis by Serdar Aydin at the Victoria University of Wellington. Digital tools have become critical instruments in preserving and … Continue reading


Open call for STARTS residencies!

Tech Projects Interested in working with artists to expand technological boundaries, explore novel utilizations, produce new prototypes, and stimulate groundbreaking processes? Boost the innovation potential of your technology by applying to the STARTS Residencies! Only two weeks left to submit … Continue reading


“HACK THE AUDIENCE!” event was a success

On Monday October 5th 2015, almost 60 heritage professionals gathered in the Waag’s Anatomical Theatre in Amsterdam and discussed how co-creation can be applied in the heritage sector to create new stories or new connections with audiences. The session was … Continue reading


Co-creation interview series: Q&A with Janine Prins

What are the innovative ways museums can present their collections to the public, in order to benefit all interested audiences and communities? RICHES partner Waag Society experiments co-creation practices to start a dialogue with the public and come together to create great, new ideas! Its staff started moreover an interview series where several museums and team members of the RICHES project are asked about their vision on co-creation within the heritage sector. This time, Waag did a Q&A with Janine Prins, RICHES member and anthropologist-filmmaker. Continue reading


E-Space creative marketing workshop. Innovation for Cultural Heritage

The E-Space creative marketing workshop “Digital Culture, Social Media and Innovation for the Cultural Heritage” is taking place in Pisa on 9 October. It will explore different ways of communicating cultural contents with the use of new media and will show how a greater audience can be reached by combining the power of social media and storytelling. The event, hosted by Fondazione Sistema Toscana in cooperation with Invasioni Digitali, is being held in the framework of the Internet Festival. DigitalMeetsCulture is official media partner. Continue reading


5 October 2015: HACK THE AUDIENCE!

At “Hacking Heritage: the audience”, on 5 October 2015, museum professionals present and discuss the potential benefits of working co-creatively with their audience and share lessons learned and tips. Waag Society experts will explore the opportunities co-creation provides and the challenges that come along with it. Venue: Theatrum Anatomicum of the Waag. Entrance is free. Continue reading


RICHES: policy brief on co-creation released!

A crucial topic that is addressed and researched within the RICHES consortium is co-creation, being the practice where different stakeholders with different expertise come together collaboratively to create future-oriented perspectives, enrich cultural heritage (CH) experiences and build relations with networks that are closely invested in an institution’s collection. This paper is based on preliminary research findings, where RICHES consortium gives a short overview of the potential benefits of co-creative methods and current practices in the CH sector and offers a number of suggestions to stimulate co-creation in CH on a strategic level. Continue reading