EMEE – The E-Book

248 Pages·2016·4.47 MB·English

by  Mário Antas

EuroVision – Museums Exhibiting Europe
EUROVISION – MUSEUMS
EXHIBITING EUROPE (EMEE)
THE E-BOOK
EDITED BY
THE EMEE CONSORTIUM
CONCEPT AND REALISATION
MÁRIO ANTAS
MAFALDA RAMOS
MIGUEL FEIO
USER GUIDE
In this e-book you will find icons that open interactive content:
(Note: to access some of the hyperlinks you will need an internet connection.)
Image Gallery/Slideshow
Video
Augmented Reality (AR) – Use it also in the e-book cover.
How to use Augmented Reality (AR) – Aurasma
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Download Aurasma Lite Open Aurasma in your Point your devide at the Interact with the content
App for iPhone/iPad, device and search for trigger images with the by touching the screen
from the AppStore, or the 'EMEE' channel. icon and watch the or the buttons in your
for Android from the Then, choose Follow. images come to life with device.
Play Store. video or other content.
Download this e-book in alternative formats: PDF, HTML and EPUB.
This e-book is based primarily on the EMEE website and on Schumann, J., Popp, S.,
Mayer-Simmet, O., Schilling, S. and Wolf, D. (2016), The EU Project ‘Museums Exhibiting
Europe’ (EMEE): Ideas, Results, Outlooks, Vienna: edition mono/monochrom.
EUROVISION – MUSEUMS EXHIBITING EUROPE

THE E-BOOK
This project has been funded with the support of the Culture Program-
me of the European Union. This publication reflects the views only of
the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use
which may be made of the information contained therein.
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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION EE) R 1
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‘EuroVision – Museums Exhibiting Europe (EMEE). The E-book’ is an in- XHIBI PTER 3
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It is intended to be a useful practice manual for museum profes- EU R 4
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cultural heritage, providing working strategies and inspiration to re-inter- – CH
pret the museum objects on site in a new transregional and European ON R 5
way, to modify the relation between museum experts and visitors, and OVISI HAPTE
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to foster international exchange and cooperation. U
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The e-book is a practical tool that can be downloaded, printed, or
forewarded.
There should be a theoretical and practical framework of the
EMEE project, integrating the COP concept, the EuroVision Lab.s and
the EMEE-Toolkits;
This e-book provides a comprehensive overview of the theoreti-
cal foundations and of the many outcomes of the EMEE project. Due to
the hypertext references the user / reader can immediately access and
follow his individual interests while navigating through the presentation.
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INDEX EE) R 1
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GREETINGS 9 XHIBI PTER 3
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EDITORIAL 11 S CH
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CHAPTER 1: THE CONCEPT AND GOALS US PTE
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OF THE EMEE PROJECT 17 – CH
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CONSULTANTS OF THE EMEE PROJECT 30 U
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THE EMEE NETWORK 31
EMEE NETWORK OF ASSOCIATED PARTNERS 34
WORKGROUP MEMBERS 46
THE PROJECT PHASES 86
THE CONCEPT OF ‘CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE’ 90
T HE RE-INTERPRETION OF OBJECTS IN A TRANSREGIONAL
EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 95
‘EUROPEANIZATION’ OF LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 102
CHAPTER 2: EMEE OUTCOMES 107
INTRODUCTION 107
MAPPING PROCESS 108
BRIDGING-THE-GAP 115
THE EMEE TOOLKITS AND EXEMPLARY COP-UNITS 116
THE EMEE WORKSHOPS AND THE EMEE STUDY MODULE 128
YOUNG SCENOGRAPHERS CONTEST 132
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EUROVISION LAB.S 143
EUROVISION LAB. BULGARIA 146
EUROVISION LAB. PORTUGAL 152
EUROVISION LAB. SLOVENIA 157
EUROVISION LAB. AUSTRIA 163
EUROVISION LAB. FRANCE 167
EUROVISION LAB. GERMANY 172
EUROVISION LAB. ITALY 178
TRAVELLING EUROVISION LAB.S 183
EVALUATION OF THE EUROVISION LAB.S 187
EMEE PUBLICATIONS 191
THE EVALUATION OF THE EMEE CONCEPT BY MUSEUM EXPERTS 200
CHAPTER 3: USEFUL TIPS - BEST PRATICE IN MUSEUMS 205
P RACTICAL EXAMPLES: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES CONCERNING
THE CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE AND THE NON-VISITORS ENGAGEMENT 205
CHAPTER 4: EMEE FILMS FOR INFORMATION
AND FURTHER TRAINING 227
CHAPTER 5: SUMMING UP EMEE 231
THE EMEE PROJECT AND ITS OUTCOMESTHE EMEE PROJECT AND ITS OUTCOMES 231
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STAKEHOLDERS AND POLICY MAKERS 236
GLOSSARY 243
IMPRESSUM 245
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The International Council of Museums’ (ICOM) definition of ‘museum’, EU R 4
which is held throughout the world, obliges museums to act in the ser- US PTE
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vice of society. Besides its mandate to preserve the material and imma- – CH
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mediacy of the past. In contrast to other educational institutions, muse- OVISI HAPTE
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ums are uniquely characterized by processing and promoting informa- U
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tion, knowledge as well as insight through historical, cultural and natural-
history objects and collections. Especially since the objects, in addition
to their material value, become sign bearers through interpretation and
presentation, they have potential for far-reaching meaning. They are sup-
posed to help stimulate discussion, allow the evaluation of historical
and societal developments and reflect important topics of the past on a
higher level of abstraction. Ultimately, the museums and therewith also
cultural policy want to achieve the strengthening of identities in this way
and improve the people's understanding of the present so as to be able
to shape the future.
Museums today want to work inclusively in order to reach a broad
audience; they want to be a forum for societal dialogues so as to meet
different experiences and perspectives; they want to be places of en-
lightenment and reconciliation. Their work is supposed to have sustain-
able effects and thereby embed societal values among the population.
However, do museums manage to reach people in a technologically
and socially rapidly changing world? Are the exhibition topics, exhibition
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designs and ways of mediacy on offer already eve-
rywhere developed in a way which brings about the
desired success?
Museums and their staff seek the dialogue
among each other – in our increasingly globalised
world also internationally; they need support, sugges-
tions, and exchange.
Thankfully, the European Union provides pro-
grammes for the international dialogue of museums
and universities so that applications can be developed
that are meant to help the cultural institutions to be
able to carry out their societal task.
The project ‘EuroVision – Museums Exhibiting
Europe’ is a milestone in this development; the Tool-
kits are of valuable assistance on the way to meet the
challenges of educational policy in the 21st century.
Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Hinz, Berlin
President of the International Council
of Museums (ICOM) (2010-2016)
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