Organisation
DEN Foundation / Stichting DEN (Digitaal Erfgoed Nederland)
The DEN Foundation (Digital Heritage Netherlands) is the Dutch national knowledge centre for digital heritage. DEN supports cultural heritage
institutions (archives, museums, libraries and special collections, archaeological and architectural history institutions) to improve their digital strategies and services. The sharing of knowledge of and experiences with ICT is a core mission of DEN. Furthermore, DEN encourages the institutions to invest in open
technology, to implement ICT standards and to make use of other tools that contribute to sustainable information services.
www.den.nl/english
Europeana
Europeana brings together the digitised content of Europe’s galleries, libraries, museums, archives and audiovisual collections. Currently, Europeana provides integrated access to over 29 million books, films, paintings, museum objects and archival documents from some 2,200 content providers. The content is drawn from every European member state and the interface is in 29 European
languages. Europeana receives its main funding from the European
Commission. More information can be found at europeana.eu. Follow us on Twitter @europeanaeu and #AllezCulture. The Europeana Network is an open forum for experts across Europe, from content providers and aggregators to providers of technical, legal and strategic knowledge and the creative industries.
pro.europeana.eu/network
The New Institute
The New Institute celebrates the innovative power of architecture, design and e-culture. The organisation arose out of a merger between the Netherlands
Architecture Institute; Premsela, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion; and Virtueel Platform, the e-culture knowledge institute. The institute
manages and provides access to cultural heritage, including the State Archive for Architecture, encourages research, promotes national and international
exhibitions and a programme of lectures and debates, develops educational packages, and has a transdisciplinary platform function.
hetnieuweinstituut.nl/en
The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (‘Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid’) is a cultural-historical organization. It collects,
preserves and opens the audiovisual heritage for as many users as possible: media professionals, education, science and the general public. In addition, the institute develops and disseminates knowledge in the area of audiovisual archiving, digitization and media history.
www.beeldengeluid.nl/en
Partner
NODEM
NODEM is an interdisciplinary conference forum that connects various
disciplines and professions related to digital cultural heritage.
NODEM creates arenas for exchanges of experiences, best practices, and research aspects on the use of digital media in communicating with visitors and audiences, at museums, galleries, and heritage attractions.
www.nodem.org
Media Partner
Digital Meets Culture
DIGITALMEETSCULTURE is intended as a portal for gathering information about the digital culture in the world, taking into account the different
approaches that science, cultural heritage and arts have to the digital age. The portal aims to act as a reference point and as a valuable mean of information and communication for different users in a global dimension. It is conceived as a meeting place between technologies and arts & humanities.
www.digitalmeetsculture.net