RECHARGE Diary
In this section you will read updated contents and news about our project and its implementation.
The concept of ‘business model’ has more haters than lovers, especially in the cultural sector (we analysed some of the reasons here). Still, looking at how it has been framed by scholars, it may resonate with many institutions and people. Within RECHARGE, we aim at a clearer and fairer use of the terms, and this is why we want to define it for CHIs, in all its nuances.
In general, a business model is defined as a (logical) story that explains who the customers of an organisation are and what they value, and likewise how that organisation expects to receive returns for creating this value. In s...
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A guest post by Ance Skolniece and Maisie Nijveen, students at Erasmus University Rotterdam, reporting on the Concept Harmonisation workshop the project held in March to align the activities and views of our researchers and partners.
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Hi there, we are Ance and Maisie, two students participating in the Arts & Culture Honours Programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam. For our Honours project, we chose to research participatory practices organised by cultural heritage institutions and investi...
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Finding and testing innovative business models for cultural institutions is what we do at RECHARGE, with our Living Labs as core functioning units. What is Museo del Tessuto di Prato working on and how is the institution establishing its own ad-hoc procedures?
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MdT's position stems out of a firm belief: museums need new revenue streams and they also need to serve their local and creative communities. MdT proposed business model wants to try and combine these ...
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RECHARGE wants to individuate, study and develop sustainable business models for cultural institutions, and our three Living Labs - The Hunt, Museo del Tessuto di Prato and Estonian Maritime Museum - are the very first places where these models are shaped and trialled. Time to learn more about them - first off: The Hunt Museum.
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The participatory business model the Hunt Museum is working on is:
The use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and bu...
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