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Niko Trimmel
Niko Trimmel
@nitrml@tyrol.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Eine ganze Reihe von Vereinen sind schon aus

💥 #Österreich im #Fediverse 💥

Ich habe eine Zusammenstellung als #Starterpaket gemacht:
👉  https://fedidevs.com/s/ODQz/

(Vielleicht auch hilfreich für alle, die #neuhier sind)

Wer fehlt?

#Österreich #Vereine #NGOs #Initiativen #Collections #startpaket #Starterpack #starterpacks

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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Caring for the Te Papa palaeontology collection

How the fossils are cared for, so they are available for research and display, both now and long into the future.

https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2026/01/16/palaeo-introductions-3-caring-for-the-palaeontology-collection/ #globalmuseum #museums #TePapa #collections #fossils

We’re putting the management of Te Papa’s palaeontological collections under the magnifying loupe! Photo by William Parker. Te Papa
We’re putting the management of Te Papa’s palaeontological collections under the magnifying loupe! Photo by William Parker. Te Papa
We’re putting the management of Te Papa’s palaeontological collections under the magnifying loupe! Photo by William Parker. Te Papa
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Palaeo introductions #3 – Caring for the palaeontology collection

In the public sphere, the more ‘flashy’ parts of palaeontology tend to get all the press – excavating fossils in exotic locations and publishing new scientific discoveries. But equally important is…
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Niko Trimmel
Niko Trimmel
@nitrml@tyrol.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Eine ganze Reihe von Vereinen sind schon aus

💥 #Österreich im #Fediverse 💥

Ich habe eine Zusammenstellung als #Starterpaket gemacht:
👉  https://fedidevs.com/s/ODQz/

(Vielleicht auch hilfreich für alle, die #neuhier sind)

Wer fehlt?

#Österreich #Vereine #NGOs #Initiativen #Collections #startpaket #Starterpack #starterpacks

https://fedidevs.com/s/ODQz/
https://tyrol.social/tags/%C3%96sterreich
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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Speaker Series.

In partnership with the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research and Gilcrease Museum, we present the Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Speaker Series, a four-part webinar series examining Indigenous-centered approaches to museum collections stewardship.
Register 👇
https://gilcrease.org/icc-speaker-series/ #globalmuseum #museums #collections #events

Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Speaker Series.
Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Speaker Series.
Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Speaker Series.
Gilcrease Museum

Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Speaker Series

Rethinking Collections Stewardship In partnership with the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research and Gilcrease Museum, the Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Speaker Series explores new frameworks for museum collections stewardship centered on Indigenous knowledge and values. Leading up to the anticipated release of the Indigenous Collections Care Guide, this series will highlight ...
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François Renaville  🇺🇦🇪🇺
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@frenaville@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

🎉Thrilled to share the publication of our #OpenAccess book 'Opening up our Heritage: Opportunities in Digitising and Promoting Cultural and Research #Collections', a collection of 19 chapters written by librarians and researchers on the #digitisation and promotion of cultural and scientific #heritage.

👉 HTML: https://e-publish.uliege.be/opening-up-our-heritage
👉 PDF and ePub: https://e-publish.uliege.be/opening-up-our-heritage/front-matter/free-download-buy/

#DigitalArchives #DigitalCollections #Preservation #Libraries #Metadata #Discoverability #OpenScience #Pressbooks

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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Kingfisher carved in dark Siberian nephrite, with rose diamond eyes and chased gold claws, by Henrik Wigström, 1900. Royal Collection.

Purchased either by King Edward VII in 1907 or the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) in 1913

@wikivictorian #Royalty #kingfisher #collections #globalmuseum

Kingfisher carved in dark Siberian nephrite
Kingfisher carved in dark Siberian nephrite
Kingfisher carved in dark Siberian nephrite
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Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Closed UK River & Rowing Museum seeks new homes for its collections.
Henley institution calls for sector-wide expressions of interest for ethical transfer of objects.
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2025/12/closed-river-rowing-museum-seeks-new-homes-for-its-collections/ #globalmuseum #museums #collections

The museum building is currently on sale for £3m CBRE
The museum building is currently on sale for £3m CBRE
The museum building is currently on sale for £3m CBRE
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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

‘Byte-size’ plants: Singapore Herbarium goes online.

Some 800,000 dried plant specimens from the 150-year-old Singapore Herbarium are being digitised using Picturae’s conveyor belt imaging system. a photojournalist looks at the process and tries his hand at digitising the specimens
https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/11/herbarium-plants-digitise-singapore/index.html?shell #globalmuseum #Flora #herbs #collections

Singapore Herbarium goes online
Singapore Herbarium goes online
Singapore Herbarium goes online
The Straits Times

‘Byte-size’ plants: Singapore Herbarium goes online

Some 800,000 dried plant specimens from the 150-year-old Singapore Herbarium are being digitised using Picturae’s conveyor belt imaging system. Photojournalist Shintaro Tay takes a behind-the-scenes look at the process and tries his hand at digitising the specimens.
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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

A New Era for the Collection Database at the Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
The museum has entered a new digital era with the full renewal and migration of its entire collection database, marking one of the most significant developments in the Hungarian museum sector to date. Nearly 600,000 records, more than 700,000 multimedia items, and around 97,000 authority entries were migrated through a multi-stage, technically complex process.
https://gyujtemeny.neprajz.hu/en/ #globalmuseum #Museums #collections

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A New Era for the Collection Database at the Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
A New Era for the Collection Database at the Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
A New Era for the Collection Database at the Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
A New Era for the Collection Database at the Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
A New Era for the Collection Database at the Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
A New Era for the Collection Database at the Museum of Ethnography, Budapest.
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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book that may be of interest to list subscribers: Unearthing Collections: Archives, time and ethics edited by Magdalena Buchczyk, Martín Fonck, and Tomás J. Usón, Tina Palaić.

Download it free.👇
https://uclpress.co.uk/book/unearthing-collections/ #globalmuseum #books #collections #museums

Unearthing Collections
Archives, time and ethics

Magdalena Buchczyk (Editor),  Martín Fonck (Editor),  Tomás J. Usón (Editor),  Tina Palaić (Editor)
Unearthing Collections Archives, time and ethics Magdalena Buchczyk (Editor), Martín Fonck (Editor), Tomás J. Usón (Editor), Tina Palaić (Editor)
Unearthing Collections Archives, time and ethics Magdalena Buchczyk (Editor), Martín Fonck (Editor), Tomás J. Usón (Editor), Tina Palaić (Editor)
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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Second Call for Articles: The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past.
The Public Curatorship of the #Medieval Past Special Collection explores how the medieval past is ‘curated’, that is, collected, interpreted, and communicated, across both professional and popular society, with a particular interest in the ways in which medievalism impacts these acts of curatorship. Learn more👇
https://olh.openlibhums.org/news/863/ #globalmuseum #collections

Second Call for Articles: The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
Second Call for Articles: The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
Second Call for Articles: The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"Dusting off the Shelves: Improving collections’ accessibility through better organization and outreach"
Please join the Museum Library Division (MLD) of the Art Librraries Libraries Society of North America for the upcoming virtual pop-up talk on December 8, 11am central. Lillian Kinney, Research Center Manager at the Brandywine Museum of Art, will be presenting on ongoing work to improve accessibility of research collections👇
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NkNLSovvnFVL12kHT-xhYo5hkS1Z7Oo2XyZ_QBE0zbI/viewform #globalmuseum #collections #libraries

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Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Introduction to Active #Collections (webinar).
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
2:00 PM 3:30 PM
Unsure what you should collect and what you might be able to deaccession? Want to make your collections work for you, rather than working for the collections? An Active Collections approach can help your organization create leaner collections with greater impact.
https://collectionscarealliance.org/ccca-events-payment/ccca-virtual-workshop-the-copyright-conundrum-x2dh3-txxc6-wn6bj-36s7a-cgh2s-6rcp3-2nkz3 #globalmuseum #museums #webinar

Introduction to Active Collections (webinar)
Introduction to Active Collections (webinar)
Introduction to Active Collections (webinar)
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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

This 16th-century pomander was a fragrant defense. Worn around the neck or on a girdle, it held rose, cedar, jasmine, ambergris, musk, violet, orange, and clove to ward off unpleasant odors in medieval times.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston #globalmuseum #museums #collections #Boston

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Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Shuar people seek repatriation of ‘shrunken heads’ in UK collections.
Delegation expresses wish for return of ceremonial tsantsas along with self-representation in displays

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2025/10/shuar-people-seek-repatriation-of-shrunken-heads-in-uk-collections/ #globalmuseum #museums #collections #Indigenous

Shuar representatives at the Pitt Rivers Museum during their visit earlier this month © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford
Shuar representatives at the Pitt Rivers Museum during their visit earlier this month © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford
Shuar representatives at the Pitt Rivers Museum during their visit earlier this month © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford
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François Renaville  🇺🇦🇪🇺
François Renaville 🇺🇦🇪🇺
@frenaville@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

🎉Thrilled to share the publication of our #OpenAccess book 'Opening up our Heritage: Opportunities in Digitising and Promoting Cultural and Research #Collections', a collection of 19 chapters written by librarians and researchers on the #digitisation and promotion of cultural and scientific #heritage.

👉 HTML: https://e-publish.uliege.be/opening-up-our-heritage
👉 PDF and ePub: https://e-publish.uliege.be/opening-up-our-heritage/front-matter/free-download-buy/

#DigitalArchives #DigitalCollections #Preservation #Libraries #Metadata #Discoverability #OpenScience #Pressbooks

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