LLinE Lifelong Learning in Europe

Additional information

PROGRAMS
Europe of Tales
Culture 2000
For European myths and legends for education. Eight languages.
http://www.europeoftales.net

Displaying: gender
Object from four Viennese museums Historischen Museum, Technischen Museum, Jüdischen Museum and Museum für Volkskunde are used to form a virtual thematic spaces displaying many gender-specific aspects of women’s and men’s lives. The program includes visual and sound spaces, and articles to browse or reflect on. In German.
http://www.muSIEum.at/029/de/index.html


MUSEUMS
Deutsches Museum of Munich
Deutsches Museum of Munich as one of the largest museums of engineering and technology in the world. However, what some people do not realise is that along with the 18,000 exhibits on approximately 45,000 m2 exhibition space the Deutsches Museum also houses a large number of its own workshops.
http://www.deutsches-museum.de/e_index.htm

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
The Department of Education of the MNAC offers a variety of programmes and activities, as well as a wide range of resources and services for learning directed both at school groups and the general public. The programmes are designed according to the internal characteristics of each sector of the public.
http://www.mnac.es/eng/educa/recursos_educatius.htm

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
The broad range of learning programmes provide an opportunity for people to engage with the arts, history and science through the Museum’s themes of the sea, ships, stars and time.
Activities involve a diverse programme of practical workshops, talks, courses, lectures and seminars for all ages and levels of ability. In addition, the Museum has developed on-line learning resources at www.nmm.ac.uk/learning and outreach programmes with the local community.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/

People's History Museum, Manchester
The People's History Museum is provides a wide range of educational experiences to everyone, of any age. You can explore on your own or book one of the offered options.
http://www.nmlhweb.org/educ.htm

Museum of London
The Museum of London Group represents a quarter of a million years of history and over seven million modern Londoners. The collections include over a million items. From stories to post-graduate degrees.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MOLsite/learning/whats_on/lifelong.html

Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Museum Open On-line Learning Initiatives MOLLI
Is a series of partnership projects between The Telematics Centre & Exeter museums, on-line and off-line activities building on the richness of collections, a series of multimedia-rich on-line learning resources and opportunities. Its target group is wide: families, KS 1,2,3,4, 16 – 25, adults. The project is supported by HLF, DfEE (re-source)
http://www.molli.org.uk/

Victoria & Albert Museum
V&A family programmes are designed to encourage adults and children to learn together. A broad programme of courses, conferences and lectures on a wide range of subjects. Education programmes for South Asian, Chinese and other community groups.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/index.html

South West Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
SWMLAC is the regional development agency for museums, libraries and archives in the region.
A contribution of museums, libraries and archives to the social, cultural, educational and economic life of the region.
http://www.swmlac.org.uk/


NETWORKS
NEOTHEMI
NEOTHEMI (The new Network Of Thematic Museums and Institutes) is a Comenius 3 supported European collaborative project aiming at the creation of a strong network for cultural heritage developed in the framework of a virtual educational museum. Themes: Folklore and Traditions (Denmark), Communication and Interaction (Finland), Arts and Cultures (France), Through Memory (Germany), World of Work (Hungary), Ordinary People (Ireland), City Images (Italy), Sense of Identity (Norway), Educational Heritage (Portugal), Symbols of Citizenship (UK)
http://www.neothemi.net/

DIGIcult - Technology Challenges for Digital Culture
Monitors and assesses existing and emerging technologies that provide opportunities to optimise the development, access to, and preservation of Europe's rich cultural and scientific heritage, within the emerging digital cultural economy. DigiCult draws on the strategic study "Technological Landscapes for Tomorrow's Cultural Economy - DigiCULT" (www.salzburgresearch.at/fbi/digicult), initiated by the European Commission, DG Information Society.
http://www.digicult.info/pages/index.php

Directory of Open Access Journals
The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.
http://www.doaj.org/articles/contact


INFORMATION SOURCES
Campaign for Learning through Museums and Galleries, UK
What are museums and galleries actually for?
There are 2500 museums and galleries in the UK. They have about 1 billion artefacts. Most museums will have an education officer switched on to your ideas.
http://www.clmg.org.uk/learning2.html

Inspiration, Identity, Learning: The Value of Museums
The evaluation of the impact of DCMS/DfES strategic commissioning 2003-04: National/Regional Museum Education Partnerships
The research provides examples of the extraordinary power of museums and their collections, but also shows clearly some of the challenges that museums face in realising this power.
http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/publications/archive_2004/valueofmuseums.htm

"Ciência Viva"-Centres in Portugal promote lifelong learning in science
In Portugal, a network of "Ciência Viva"- Centres as well as periodic national campaigns for scientific diffusion promote lifelong learning in science. Established all over Portugal, the centres are part of a larger national "Ciência Viva"- campaign aimed at the promotion of scientific and technological culture. Four centres are already part of the network. Six "Ciência Viva"- centres are being planned, on a variety of areas such as social science, environment or meteorology. The web site of the "Ciência Viva"- centres at http://www.cienciaviva.pt/centroscv/rede/ offers additional valuable information.

The Vienna Technical Museum Features Additional Exhibitions
The Technical Museum in Vienna has a number of hands-on devices and equipment to promote the understanding of basic principles of science. The Vienna Museum of Technology has opened an Innovation Forum where scientific organisations, institutions and companies present their products to a broad public.
http://www.tmw.ac.at/english/index.htm, which is also available in English.

Mapping the Territory, A National Literacy Trust research project on behalf of Museums Libraries and Archives. The links between museums, archives and libraries, and adult basic skills.
Project conducted by the National Literacy Trust, provides baseline data on the ability of museums, archives and libraries in England to contribute to improving the literacy and numeracy skills of adults with basic skills needs.
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/mapping/index.html

Disability Database for Museums, Archives and Libraries
The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries. The database designed and built by Resource in partnership with the nine Regional Agencies, is the first online service of its kind for the cultural sector. The database is rich in information to help museums, archives and libraries to find support and advice on all disability issues.
http://www.resource.gov.uk/action/learnacc/00access_03.asp
http://archiv.twoday.net/stories/107880/
Via http://www.h-museum.net