Identification & Background

Name of the project | Vimioso House of Culture – Between Memories and Pixels, a Museum for the 21st Century

Acronym |  MUVIP

Project code | NORTE2030-FEDER-03007300

Project description | Digitize, research, and promote the collection of the Ethnographic Museum of the Vimioso Cultural Center, recognized as the Regional Museum of the Northern Region by the CCDR Norte.

Approval date | 01/09/2025
Start date | 01/09/2025
Completion date | 30/09/2027

Total investment | 141 566, 85 €
Financial support | Notice NORTE2030-2024-90 “Digitization of Cultural Heritage and Networked Collections”

Supplier | MORE – Mountains of Research Collaborative Laboratory (Portugal) 
Copromotors |Municipality of Vimioso

  • Complete digitization of the museum collection in 2D and 3D, ensuring technical quality standards, and the subsequent standardization of metadata into formats compatible with Europeana.
  • Dissemination and uploading of digitized content to the Europeana platform.
  • Organization of the museum collection, heritage research, and community engagement.
  • Restructuring and updating of the Ethnographic Museum’s permanent exhibition, integrating participatory, inclusive, and culturally representative approaches from the local community.
  • Establishment of a Temporary Exhibition and Educational Activities Room to promote cultural mediation and learning.
  • Activity 1: Comprehensive Photographic Digitization of the Museum Collection in 2D and 3D
  • Activity 2: Research and Digital Documentation of Intangible Heritage
  • Activity 3: Digitization and Modernization of the Permanent Exhibition
  • Activity 4: Technical Training
  • Activity 5: Digital Mediation and Temporary Exhibitions
  • Activity 6: Integrated Communication Strategy for Disseminating Content and Results
  • Activity 7: Monitoring, Follow-up, and Evaluation
  • Museum collection objects digitized in 2D and 3D.
  • Complete digital catalog on the Europeana platform.
  • Digital archive of intangible heritage.
  • Participatory programs and educational digital products.
  • Technical training.
  • Digital mediation programs for temporary exhibitions and digital access to content.
  • Dissemination of content to various target audiences.

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