Antoinette Caruana/Pierre Sammut Berlin 7-8 Apr 2005 MINERVA - MINERVA-Plus Conference / Workshop: Quality of Cultural Websites

Antoinette Caruana/Pierre Sammut Berlin 7-8 Apr 2005

MINERVA - MINERVA-Plus

Conference / Workshop:

Quality of Cultural Websites


OVERVIEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MALTA

2003 - 2004


Drafting of a digitisation policy?

• The benefits of having a digitisation policy include:– Easier Public Access to cultural resources– Co-ordination of Initiatives concerning the different

cultural heritage sectors including even intangible heritage

– Uniform approach of different memory institutions (archives, libraries, museums, etc.) for integrated access to cultural heritage


Draft Policy Proposal

• The Digitisation Policy will outline : -– Policy Framework

– Funding and Budget

– Technical Guidelines and Recommendations


Draft Policy Proposal

• Methodology – Initial draft (circulated Nov 04)

– Stakeholder consultation (incl holders of cultural heritage from private/church)

– Public consultation (Feb 05 awaiting feedback)

– Second draft

– Public requests for additions/changes

– Final draft


Funding and Budget

• Funding Mechanism

– Budget

– Private Companies

– Grants, Projects, incentive schemes,etc.


Technical Guidelines and Recommendations

• The digitisation policy should pay particular attention to :– IPR and copyright issues

– Standards

– Interoperability (conformance testing centres etc)

– Security

– Long Term Preservation of the digitised data


Activities in Malta during 200415 minutes before midnight of the 1st of May we broadcasted all over Europe thanks to satellite, digital images of our heritage projected on the bastions of Fort St. Angelo


Activities in Malta during 2004

Networking and dissemination events on digitisation of Cultural Heritage.

28 January 2004 - 'Access to Culture for Persons with Disability' - A public seminar

11 February 2004 - 'Rethinking Conservation: Does Responsibility for Conservation Begin and End with Cultural Heritage?' - Public lecture by May Cassar (Centre for Sustainable Heritage - University College London)



28 January 2004 - 'Access to Culture for Persons with Disability' - A public seminar

11 February 2004 - 'Rethinking Conservation: Does Responsibility for Conservation Begin and End with Cultural Heritage?' - Public lecture by May Cassar (Centre for Sustainable Heritage - University College London)



5 April 2004 – CulturMed conference, Catania on the innovative technologies, communications and marketing techniques for Museums, heritage sites and cultural tourism.

1 May 2004– 30 June 2004 - ‘Caravaggio - La Mostra Impossibile’ – An exhibition with full-scale digitally printed reproductions of the paintings of Caravaggio



22 May 2004 - 'The National Memory Project' - Public Lecture by Charles Farrugia, National Archives

15-17 November 2004 – ‘IST Conference’ – The Hague, Netherlands. Malta was represented by several delegates from the private and public sector.



22 November 2004 – ‘CAMUS - Digitisation in Small Museums’ – Ravenna, Italy.

25 November 2004 - ‘New ways of experiencing Cultural Heritage and Cultural Tourism: Market and Marketing Challenges and Solutions’ – Public lecture by Prof. Neil G Kotler (University of Chicago)


Participation in EU Programmes

•MinervaPLUS •TriMED - Culture2000 project focusing on Mediterranean Islands and the Trilogy of Wine, Oil and Bread (contains aspects of Digitisation of intangible heritage)•IKONOS - Euromed Heritage II project led by the Malta Centre for Restoration, the IKONOS project focused on several pilots of using the advanced methodologies developed by MCR, including Thealasermetry. •DELTA - The DELTA Project, Euromed Heritage II programme -The Maltese partner for DELTA, the Foundation for International Studies, has launched a mini-digitisation project on culture and crafts in the Cottonera area in Malta.


Other Ongoing Activities

Microfilming and Digitisation of the Consolato del Mare recordsNational Archives microfilmed and digitised the records of the Consolato del Mare for the years 1698 up to 1730.

Microfilming and Digitisation of Passport ApplicationsYears 1813 up to 1923 continued. This is a joint project of the National Archives with the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Microfilming and Digitisation of Memorial and Public Secretary RecordsSponsorship from the general public coordinated by the Friends of the National Archives -microfilm and digitise the series of Memoriali (1800-1814) and the records of the Public Secretary (1800-1814).


DEVELOPMENTS AND INITIATIVES

DEVELOPMENTS and INITIATIVES BY HERITAGE MALTA


Creating Awareness within Government, NGOs, Other bodies

European & International best practices frameworks:

– The Lund Principles and Action Plan

– The Charter of Parma

– The National Representatives Group (NRG) reports

– The results of the Minerva and Minerva PLUS European projects


Co-ordination of Policy

• National Champion - Heritage Malta together with the Ministry for Tourism and Culture

• Wide and representative involvement of all stakeholders, including but not limiting to private museums, the Church, education institutions, etc


Establishing Priorities for Digitisation

• Tangible Cultural Heritage– Sites (temples, churches, palaces, buildings etc)

– Man Made Artefacts (pottery, glass, paper etc )

– Fossils & Natural Artefacts (insects, skulls etc)

• Intangible Cultural Heritage– Language (dialects, words etc)

– First hand experiences (WWII, migration etc )

– Folklore (songs, dance, trades, crafts etc)


Creating Public Awareness Events


OVERVIEW OF CURRENT MALTESE WEBSITES RELATED

TO CULTURAL HERITAGE


Snapshots from HERITAGE MALTA website


Snapshots from HERITAGE MALTA website


Snapshots from VISIT MALTA website(Malta Tourism Authority)






Snapshots from FONDAZZJONI WIRT ARTNA website [Properties in Trust]


Snapshots from FONDAZZJONI WIRT ARTNA website

[Properties in Trust]

• Virtual Reality Show of Fort Rinella


Snapshots from FONDAZZJONI WIRT ARTNA website

[Properties in Trust]

• Collection of Photos (Letter and Tel Boxes)


Snapshots from DIN L-ART HELWA website[Properties in Trust]






Snapshots from MTAC website[Ministry]


Snapshots from MTAC website[Ministry]


Snapshots from SUPERINTENDENCE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE website






Snapshots from MALTA COUNCIL FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS


Snapshots from MALTA COUNCIL FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS


Snapshots from PERSONAL USERS’ website










FUTURE DIRECTION IN MALTA

2005 - 2008


• Embarking on a National Cultural Digitisation Project (Photography/Videography/3D/Virtual Reality

• Reduce/Eliminate Fragmentation• Combine Resources (Human and Technical)• Lobby for a Digitisation Government Budget• Roping-In Potential Stakeholders• Creation of Professional Web Portals• Combination of Maltese Websites into one Portal


Thank You

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Antoinette Caruana/Pierre Sammut Berlin 7-8 Apr 2005 MINERVA - MINERVA-Plus Conference / Workshop: Quality of Cultural Websites