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Weave Labday Methodology: transdisciplinary capacity buidling for cultural communities and heritage institutions

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This paper refers to the Dream Team session hosted in the frame of the European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry - ECQI2022 Conference. It made use of the case study of the EU-funded WEAVE project (2021-2022), to underpin the exploration of an innovative methodological framework for capacity building for Cultural Heritage Institutions to work with cultural communities and with Digital Intangible Heritage. This methodology unfolded through a series of LabDays, which enabled WEAVE to create social, digital and artistic platforms and to set up and maintain various sTpaces that include vulnerable communities and promote social innovation. This participatory and collaborative approach has allowed for multicultural communities to join forces towards excellence in Cultural Heritage and social transformation. Through its LabDay methodology, WEAVE allows participants to create and explore connections to Europeana and its collections, as well as to other European heritage professionals. The LabDays also allow for the direct, active participation of all participants as an entirely experiential process during which each participant’s creative involvement extends to the point that he/she decides. Further, the constant interaction between the participants throughout the whole process has enabled the participation of multicultural communities and individuals to freely express their attitude and cultural values through dance, art and cultural heritage activities. Finally, the methodology allows participants to re-evaluate their personal experiences within an emotionally supportive framework of trust and acts as a self-aware exchange process of knowledge, culture and experience.
Book: Qualitative Inquiry in the online technological realm
Pages: 1 - 16
Number of pages: 16
ISBN:9789067842334
Publication year:2022
Accessibility:Closed