In the round of RECHARGE NEXT introduction, it's the turn of The Serfenta Association and its labour of love: a passionate, long-term commitment to craft-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of the institution: The Serfenta AssociationBased in: Poland, Cieszyn, Srebrna 1 StreetMission: Serfenta is one of the three UNESCO-accre…

Another day, another RECHARGE NEXT introduction: today it's time to talk about the Museum of Architecture and Design from Slovenia, and its project on heritage, architecture and community engagement-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of the institution: Museum of Architecture and DesignBased in: Rusjanov trg 7, 1000 Ljubljan…

The third institution part of RECHARGE NEXT is Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di Palazzo Minucci Solaini, introducing their business model to raise awareness on the heritage of Volterra and its surroundings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of the institution: Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di Palazzo Minucci Solaini Based in: Via de…

Introducing Mart, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto and the project for their Living Lab focused on involving younger generations-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of the organisation: MART, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto Based in: Rovereto, ItalyMission: Founded in 1987 as an operational agency of the Autonomous Province of Trento, the Mart,…

A series of publications introducing the institutions forming the second generation Living Labs and their projects - here is the kick off with KÖME-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of the organisation: Kulturális Örökség Menedzserek Egyesülete / KÖME or Association of Cultural Heritage Managers / KÖME. The name of the project proposed for RECHARGE is "People's Theatre"Based in: Budapest, HungaryMission: N…

On April 18-21, the 1st ACEI China Academic Forum and 4th China-Spain International Seminar on Cultural Economy and Policy took place at Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT) in Xi'an, China. The University of Valladolid (UVa) and Crentrum Cyfrowe Foundation (FCC), members of our consortium, attended to present the RECHARGE project.The academic event was widely attended by researchers and students, as well as by members of Shangai Jiao Tong University, the Asian Studies Center …

After a very successful campaign disseminating RECHARGE NEXT, the call for proposal to widen our network, we are proud to introduce the six institutions working on setting up the next generation Recharge Living Labs.We received 40 application, coming from across Europe and from different kinds of cultural institutions. Receiving such a high number of applications made us believe in the project even more: each submission represents the effort, expertise, and passion, making the process of vetting…

In February this year, together with the launch of RECHARGE NEXT, the call for proposals that attracted 40 institutions to apply to establish 6 new generation living labs, we presented the first version of the RECHARGE PLAYBOOK, developed thanks to the work of our 3 first generation RECHARGE Living Labs. The RECHARGE PLAYBOOK is a methodological tool with clear and easy-to-follow instructions on how to facilitate the co-creation of Participatory Cultural Business Models. The 6 new generation liv…

We are thrilled to invite participation in two engaging surveys that delve into the worlds of museum shops and the vibrant community of makers. We need valuable insights to contribute to our understanding of these realms and develop strategies to RECHARGE the sector according to the needs and desires of the community.Both surveys are conducted by Erasmus University Rotterdam as part of RECHARGE. The first one is directed to Museum Shop users: for those who love exploring museum shops and discove…

In January, Isabel Beirigo and Kelly Hazejager from NISV attended the first FARO Convention International Conference on ‘Transforming through Co-Creation: Participatory Heritage Practices Tackling Urban Challenges’. Here they hosted a workshop on participatory cultural business models, sharing learning from the project RECHARGE. In this blog they share their conference highlights. FARO CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEThe Netherlands government recently signed the FARO Convention, or the Conve…