Are you interested in using digital tools and processes to increase the visibility of Pacific cultural heritage? You are invited to a free, 3-part workshop series to explore good practice – from learning how to publish meta-data for objects in your collection to multiplatform storytelling.
Weaving a Narrative is a collaboration between the Übersee Museum (Germany) and Pacific Virtual Museum Project (New Zealand). This multidisciplinary programme brings together an international community of professionals. You will learn from each other and avoid replicating work that has already been done.
This programme is open to institutions, communities and diaspora with an interest in Pacific cultural heritage. You may be working as a curator, community organiser, storyteller, artist, museum professional or researcher. You have a keen interest in digital. Perhaps you want to learn the basics or you have a digitally-mature practice and want to figure out where to go next.
You can take part in up to three 2.5 hour workshops. The format includes talks, good practice guidelines, Q&A and networking. Each workshop will also premiere a new performance through poetry, spoken word or storytelling. All workshops will take place at 8pm (-1 day) HST / 8am CET / 6pm NZST:
- 21 September 2023: How can metadata help communities discover their cultural heritage?
- 27 September 2023: How can data and lived memory go hand in hand?
- 2 October 2023: How do we sustain impact after the project ends?
The workshop organisers are also offering three creative commissions to storytellers, poets or spoken word artists with links to Pacific Islands/diaspora. They invite you to explore the Digital Pasifik archive and respond to an object in the collection.
Commissions will lead to a piece of 20 minutes duration which will be performed on Zoom during the workshops in September/October. The fee for each commission is €1200. As part of this commission you will also receive mentorship from a literary agent and an established poet.
