European Experiences at the National Museum of Natural History and Science

As a result of the different circles of the Conference, the ideas and knowledge shared between national and foreign colleagues, we came up with some references that we believe should not be forgotten and that could be of use to anyone interested in Museum Mediation and Heritage Interpretation.

Well-being and Museums Engagement

Museums and Well-being - Cultural Prescription
https://www.museus.ulisboa.pt/museus-e-bem-estar-prescricao-cultural

Museums and Well-being Webinar

https://youtu.be/eJV534Ms7bM

Culture for health

https://www.cultureforhealth.eu

The Elefsina Manifesto: Envisioning a culture of care
https://cultureactioneurope.org/news/the-elefsina-manifesto-envisioning-a-culture-of-care/

ICOM France, in collaboration with ICOM Finland, ICOM Greece, ICOM Israel and CIMUSET, organised a series of participatory debates around the theme "Solidarities":
https://www.icom-musees.fr/sites/default/files/2022-04/solidarites%20musees_numerique_ENG.pdf

Engaging with Difficult Heritage

Tropenmuseum guidelines from which the National Museum of Natural History and Science drew up its strategy for evaluating colonial collections:

https://amsterdam.wereldmuseum.nl/sites/default/files/2019-03/Claims%20for%20Return%20of%20Cultural%20Objects%20NMVW%20Principles%20and%20Process_1.pdf

MEMEX:

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/870743/results

https://memexproject.eu/en

Mediation and Interpretation

Competences for Democratic Culture Reference Framework:

https://rm.coe.int/rfcdc-por-volume-1/1680a34ab8

To teach history, to ground democracy:
https://edoc.coe.int/en/teaching-history/11705-teaching-history-grounding-democracy.html

Global and Local Challenges

TEHIC Handbook

https://www.gu.se/en/research/here-i-live-4000-years-at-siriusgatan

Inspiring practices in cultural heritage management:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/project-result-content/2bb25b96-3cb5-425e-978b-a3465e1e9544/R2-A4-Inspirational-Practices-epub.pdf

References regarding Marcar and MID- Museums for Inclusion in Dementia

https://alzheimerportugal.org/marcarolugar/

https://alzheimerportugal.org/museu-de-lisboa-marcar-o-lugar/

https://alzheimerportugal.org/redemid/

https://alzheimerportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Documento-Fundador-Museus-para-a-Inclusa%CC%83o-na-Demencia_16.01.23.pdf

Digital and Creative Connections

Oeiras Educa+: https://www.oeiraseduca.pt/

Black Powder Museum: https://www.oeiras.pt/museu-da-p%C3%B3lvora-negra

The Institute for Interactive Technologies (ITI): https://iti.larsys.pt/

DREAM – Digital Reality and Educational Activities in Museums: https://dream-project.eu/