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CULTURAL POLICY GROUPWORK
Schoolbooks Revisited -
Schoolboeken Herbekeken
3 May 2012
Description of the project (1)
History and heritage
buildings
manuscripts
didactic material and instruments
est. 30 different collections from the
faculties of Humanities, Science &
Technology and Biomedical Science
Description of the project (2)
Commission for Academic Heritage Week of Academic Heritage: 23rd – 27th of April Two groups of students to organise a project and work with the scientific collection(s)
Hidden Heritage – Eigenzinnig Erfgoed
Description of the project: objects Historical Collection Pyschology and
Educational Sciences
Description of the project: locations Faculty libraries of the Humanities
Description of the project: objective
Increase awareness and visibility from basement to public sphere
Stress the value of collection Confrontation and encourage reflection Pilot project
incentive to do more
Process of the project (1)
Explorative phase meeting with prof. Vanpaemel visiting collections
Decision time collection of schoolbooks choice of location and presentation
Process of the project (2)
Operative phase contacting curators of collection to make a
selection asking libraries to cooperate finding display cabinets
The last mile selecting books and wall hangings to be used promotional campaign setting up the exhibition
SWOT-analysis (1)
Strengths unique collection and never seen before historical value no overload in libraries which are barely
used libraries are frequently visited unprecedented
SWOT-analysis (2)
Weaknesses unprecedented no former attention to heritage at the
K.U.L. low budget due to the relative indifference 'just' a pilot project time constraints no demand
SWOT-analysis (3)
Opportunities growing interest in heritage preceded by Erfgoeddag cooperation between different groups and
people
SWOT-analysis (4)
Threats the “Vlaams Overlegplatform
voorAcademisch Erfgoed” (Flemish consultation platform for Academic
Heritage) is not fully operative yet low visibility and decentralized
Communication (1)
Target staff and students of the university
Aim visibility and awareness (see: objectives)
Message “The education you are involved in not only
has a present and a future, it also has a past.”
Means/media via Hidden Heritage – Eigenzinnig Erfgoed Facebook, posters, flyers, library screens
and mailings
Communication (2)
Evaluation excellent cooperation with HCPES good contact with faculty libraries points of improvement
delay in poster designpersonal invites were missingstart earlier
Marketing (1)
Mission and goals: see objectives Environment
macro: K.U.L. meso: K.U.L. and community
Budget & subsidy
Costs print services and logistics
Income no entrance fee
Subsidy Cultural Commission of the K.U.L. Partly granted.
€100 to cover transportation costs
Evaluation
valuable project innovative good cooperation with HCPES and
libraries good communication within the group
Time for questions