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Heritage science is the application of science and technology to cultural heritage to improve understanding, management and engagement. It encompasses museums and galleries, the historic built environment, archaeology, and libraries and archives.
The National Heritage Science Forum and Wikimedia UK are "working together to increase public access to, and engagement with, heritage science research."[1]
In the first stage of this partnership, NHSF and Wikimedia UK are running a series of workshops around the UK, from 2017-2018, that will teach people the basic skills to work with Wikimedia platforms and heritage science content on those platforms. Heritage science is "cross-disciplinary scientific research of cultural heritage. It encompasses research enabling access to cultural heritage, its conservation, interpretation and management."[2]
A pilot workshop took place in London, March 2017, for employees and members of NHSF member organisations. This was followed by a public workshop at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, on 28th September 2017. The next training session was held at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, on 17th November 2017.
- ^ "Wikimedia UK | National Heritage Science Forum". www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk.
- ^ "Heritage science". Wikipedia. 28 September 2017.