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COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS LINKING MUSEUMS AND
CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS
- Human Network on Cultural Informatics: The program aims at promoting the
cooperation between organizations and bodies which are active in the domain of cultural
informatics. The target is the establishment of a Greek community of specialists on
cultural informatics, which will consider issues of quality and diversity of the
application of the information science technology on all the aspects of analyzing,
transfer, management, modeling and maintenance of cultural information resources. The
operation of the Human Network on Cultural Informatics offers information and training
services by organizing conferences, seminars and meetings and by maintaining a WEB site
about its activities: http://www.ics.forth/CULTURE
net
Participating partners: Institute of Computer Science-FO.R.TH (coordinator), Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, National Technical University of Athens, Institute for
Language &Speech Processing, Institute of Cultural & Educational Technology,
Epsilon Software SA, ATC, Vikelaia Library, Historical Museum of Krete, Foundation of the
Hellenic World, Lambrakis Research Foundation, Foundation of Mount Sina, University of
Krete, Peloponessian Folklore Foundation, Ministry of Culture.
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- Aquarelle-TELEMATICS: Sharing Cultural Heritage through Multimedia Telematics
(1996-1998). This programme was aimed at the development of an trans-European network for
the exchange and resourcing of cultural information. The organisations involved in the
programme were ERCIM-EEIG (France), System Stimulation Ltd. (UK), BULL (France), EUROCLID
(France), FINCIEL (Italy), INTRASOFT (Greece), Museum Documentation Association (UK),
Royal Commission of the Historical Monuments of England (UK), Ministere de la Culture et
de la Communication (France), Instituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione
(Italy), Giunti Multimedia (Italy), Fratelli Alinari (Italy), Greek Ministry of Culture,
Bibliotheque Nationale de France, CNR-CNUCE (Italy), CNR-ITIM (Italy), Institute of
Computer Science FORTH (Greece), Institute for Language & Speech Processing (Greece),
IMAG (France), LIRMM (France), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK).
For more information see the website: http://aqua.inria.fr
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- Tissus-ESPRIT (1995-1997). TISSUS: a market place for textile images and
patterns. The main aim of the TISSUS programme was the creation of a unitary database
including documentation and high definition illustrations of textiles aimed at the fashion
industry. The Benaki Museum selected examples of textiles from its Coptic collections and
drew up a bilingual (Greek and English) glossary of terms for the documentation and
presentation of the relevant items. Other organisations which took part in the programme
were Selisa (France), Epsilon Software SA (Greece), R&S Informatica (Italy), Chambre
de Commerce et d'Industrie de Lyon (France), and Cycnos Systemes Ouverts (France).
For more information see the website: http://www.tissus.com
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- Oikos (1995-1996). This programme was aimed at promoting the European cultural
heritage by establishing links between the Benaki Museum, the Museum of Oxford and the
Museum of Setubal (Portugal). The three museums involved focussed their attention on
household and everyday objects dating from the Greco-Roman and Medieval periods. The
results of the programme may be found on the website: http://www.oikos98.demon.co.uk
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- Telematique (1994-1995). This was a research programme commissioned by the
Ministry of National Economy, aimed at developing a communications network linking Greek
ethnographic museums. Other organisations which took part in the programme were the
University of Patras, the Sarakatsanoi Folklore Museum, the Folk Art Museum of Kymi and 01
Informatics.
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