RECHARGE Diary
In this section you will read updated contents and news about our project and its implementation.
How can a museum become a bridge between different areas of knowledge, from history and culture to technology? The Estonian Maritime Museum wants to respond to this western, and is developing a business model that will help them connect with both the education and technological sectors.
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In cultural heritage institutions (CHI), there is a need for various services and solutions, ranging from ticketing systems and IT solutions in exhibitions to tracking visit...
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In the past few months the Textile Museum of Prato has worked hard to design, develop and populate its future e-shop. We are happy to announce that the museum is about to release it!
In our last diary entry dedicated to the Textile Museum of Prato we have indeed described the bilateral co-creation workshops held by its team to co-create and co-select locally and ethically sourced, sustainability-oriented quality items for the e-shop. Artisans, designer and local companies have been involved in these workshops, as well as other small museums of Tuscany, invited to select artifacts designed by ot...
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Another day another RECHARGE Keyword. Discover what we mean by Sustainability within the context of cultural heritage institutions.
What happens when a project ends, when the results are captured, and the value is measured? Sustainability is key to understanding the resonance and resilience of a business plan, and above all its role in the growth of the institution.
The United Nations defined sustainability as ‘meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.’ It implies careful use of renewable (and especially) non-renewable resou...
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One of the words that RECHARGE members use more often is Value. What does Value mean in the RECHARGE context? Let’s unpack all its nuances.
In general terms, Value means a location in a specific categorical scale (such as price, temperature, or size). Value refers to the preference based on socially constructed, dynamic, variable, and multiple notions that inform our understanding of goods and services and therefore inform our choice. To put it simply: value defines what we do or like.
According to who benefits from its creation, we consider value as generated for different stakeholders, and the...
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