Slides from the ninth session of the course "The Recurated Museum" by Sytze Van Herck & Christopher Morse at the University of Luxembourg (Summer Semester, 2020).
Course slides typically begin with a brief summary of the online discussions that occurred before the session.
3. Collect, preserve, document, exhibit and transmit the cultural
(tangible and intangible) heritage of the City of Luxembourg
(10th C. - present) in a national, regional and European context.
Treat socio-cultural subjects in a historical perspective by
organising exhibitions and educational and cultural programmes (...)
Help to develop the cultural identity of the capital and to strengthen
its role as a pole of attraction in the region, (...) serving as a forum
for an open discussion on the urban heritage and society issues.
MUSEUM MISSION
4. Exhibition
1. Choose a topic on Luxembourgish identity and community
2. Brainstorm about the content and divide the responsibilities
3. Develop an online collection for Orpheus
4. Create at least one video and a context for three artefacts
5. Manage one social media account
5. Activity 1: The Pitch
1. In groups, create a short elevator
pitch that introduces your
particular theme and its relation
to the larger exhibition topic.
2. Publish this elevator pitch in the
shared document we provide.
6. Activity 2: User Analysis
1. Analyze the data you received
from your survey using the
responses panel in the Google
Form.
2. Summarize your data from the
observation sheet you created.
13. Exhibition
1. Choose a topic on Luxembourgish identity and community
2. Brainstorm about the content and divide the responsibilities
3. Develop an online collection for Orpheus
4. Create at least one video and a context for three artefacts
5. Manage one social media account
14. A Collections Management System (CMS)
for a physical or born digital collection is
comprised of a database, metadata, [...].
(Purvis, 2017)
15. Functions of CMS
Object Entry and
Acquisition
Cataloging
Retrospective
Documentation
Preservation
Copyright
Technological Change
(Purvis, 2017)
16. Activity 3: Content Collection
1. Access the shared document
containing links to various digital
resources.
2. Begin to collect items relevant to
your collection. Mind the
copyright status.
18. Exhibition
1. Choose a topic on Luxembourgish identity and community
2. Brainstorm about the content and divide the responsibilities
3. Develop an online collection for Orpheus
4. Create at least one video and a context for three artefacts
5. Manage one social media account
21. Bibliography
Purvis, E. (2017). Digital Collections Management. In A. Hossaini & N. Blankenberg (Eds.), Manual of Digital Museum Planning. Rowman &
Littlefield.