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The Gripsholm Lion: the tragic history of a heritage layer cake
Allow me to present you with the Lion of Gripsholm Castle, near Stockholm in Sweden. It’s a very odd-looking creature with a somewhat tortured history. Originally, the (then alive) lion was gifted by the Bey of Algiers to King Frederick I of Sweden in 1731. When it lion died, it was skinned, and the bones were also preserved.
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Preserving post-WW2 interior design traditions. Quiosq leads the new European Revintage project
Fairly recent European interiors are rapidly disappearing due to fashion-driven rigorous renewal driven by globalization and a lacking sense of cultural continuity. This is especially true for interiors of the post-WW2 period, in particular the 1970s and 1980s. Not only does this threaten a sense of local ‘belonging’, but it also conflicts with a sound use of resources and an increasing awareness of sustainability. We have just been informed that funding for our Erasmus Plus project proposal Revintage, submitted by Quiosq has been approved. Revintage aims to understand the dynamics of 1970s and 1980s European interiors by looking into local case studies, uncovering a network of local stakeholders, and identifying…
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CRISP is Live! Quiosq and partners present an sample of COVID-19 initiatives by heritage institutions
Six European heritage partners are proud to present the CRISP website: a collection of heritage best practices developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. CRISP (Creative Research on Innovative and Sustainable Practices to get adults back in contact with heritage) is an EU funded project. Partners from five European countries have selected and described 61 pioneering heritage projects for the benefit of heritage institutions, stakeholders, and enthusiasts. With this compilation of (socially) innovative heritage cases, we aim to enrich existing heritage programming, inspire new ones and strengthening networks within and outside of the heritage field.
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The Cradle of Best Practices: a CRISP meeting in Athens
For the Erasmus-funded CRISP project, which aims to describe best practices of heritage projects during the COVID-19 period, we gathered with our international partners in Athens, where we enjoyed the hospitality of our Greek partner, the School Life and Education Museum.
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Addressing Current Questions in Heritage Management: the Bach Project has been approved!
The modern age, with its focus on issues such as sustainability and inclusion, poses new challenges for leading cultural heritage institutions. To help find new, innovative ways of addressing these in the management of heritage, Quiosq enthusiastically joined the proposal for the Erasmus+ project BACH (Business Acumen and Communication for Heritage).
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CRISP in Plungė
We have already told you about the CRISP project, meant to research COVID-related initiatives in the cultural heritage sector focusing on best practices. It is something dear to our hearts, also because it was the very first project we initiated ourselves.
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The Humboldt Forum: a portal between two of Berlin’s identities?
The Berlin Stadschloss, or Humboldt-Forum by its official name, has finally opened.[1]Its literal translation into English would be “city castle”, but that doesn’t do it entirely justice since it was never a fortification. “City palace” seems more accurate. After decades of architectural and ideological haranguing, it was completed largely within budget and within the time allotted, something of an achievement in modern Berlin, it seems. And despite the criticism, I want to argue that the palace that we see today is an almost perfect solution: for the site, but more importantly for the city. The original palace was removed in 1950 because the authorities of the GDR considered it too…
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Training Heritage Concepts, Values and Authorship – the first WAAT training
The WAAT project (We Are All Together to raise awareness of cultural heritage) will provide for knowledge and skills to produce short films, which are to be used to educate adults about values of cultural heritage in different European countries. The project achieves this through self-made video productions. Furthermore, these films should add to the exchange of heritage values and promote contact in a sustainable way. The first activity of the WAAT Project was a three-day online training on concepts of heritage and heritage values, that took place on April 6-8, 2021 The training was organized by Quiosq Heritage Projects, a Dutch company founded by Bob Crezee, Marieke van der…
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The CRISP project: involving people with heritage
Due to the Corona crisis, almost all cultural heritage institutions have seen a huge decline in their visitor numbers; museums as well as galleries, archives, and libraries. This decline relates to all types of visitors and users, but especially to adults and in many cases, it amounts to 50% or more. Even after restrictions were lifted, audiences did not return immediately, and the expectations for the future are not very hopeful.
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A castle in the Al-Gharb as a symbol of power change
On the road between Carvoeiro and Lagoa in the Algarve drivers are greeted by a sight that is simultaneously familiar and bewildering. On top of a hill, a pinkish Moorish castle is clearly visible. That is to say, there’s a building whose design and position clearly refers to such a castle. Closer inspection reveals it to be a holiday resort, the Aldeia do Poeta or “poet’s village”.
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