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Pre-industrial glazed pottery painted with blue motifs that contrast with the white background of the piece. The decoration features lines of varying thicknesses—both vertical and horizontal—which cover the body, the mouth of the jar, and the foot.…

A clay jug used to transport water, with two handles and vertical decorative motifs on the body of the piece. These lines are carved, and this is the only part of the object that preserves the original burnishing. This type of pottery, produced in…

A clay jug used to transport water, with two handles and vertical decorative motifs on the body of the piece. These lines are carved, and this is the only part of the object that preserves the original burnishing. This type of pottery, produced in…

I am the Community Outreach Officer for the West Highland Museum

The museum has a ‘Feis Room’ as a learning and performing art space for Gaelic culture including music, drama, art and storytelling. There’s also an open-access archive containing maps, documents and photographs telling South Uist’s story. This…

Folktro och folkmedicin. Örtpedagogik och kulturarv.

La Ponte is an ecomuseum and research space on diverse topics such as history, archaeology, cultural and heritage studies that was promoted by people linked to the territory.

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial (Art and Industrial Creation Centre) is an exhibition centre in Gijón, Spain, for art, science, technology and advanced visual industries. It is also a venue for artistic and technological production,…

Interior of the workspace

Lofoten, Lufoahtta (Lule Sami), or Lufuohttá (Northern Sami) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and…

Wooden lunchbox with a lid, used for transporting food. The lid fits perfectly onto the box and is decorated with carved lines. Two arrows, one on the lid and one on the body, indicate how to align them properly to close it and keep the contents…

Wooden lunchbox with a lid, used for transporting food. The lid fits perfectly onto the box and is decorated with carved lines. Two arrows, one on the lid and one on the body, indicate how to align them properly to close it and keep the contents…

Tradition claims that for a short period in the 12th century there was a monastery at Lurö in Vänern. The monks must have moved soon and finally established the monastery in Varnhem around 1150. Is there any truth behind the traditions? Since 1989,…

1,000-year-old Värmland cultural heritage recreated through a playable VR demo. The game-making organization Skildra participated for a couple of days in August 2022 in the field together with archaeologists from Värmlands Museum during the…

Inspired by a discussion with a UC Berkeley engineer on privacy and human rights at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Rachele Didero developed the idea of combining crafting in fashion and computer science. Subsequently, Rachele met Federica…

Museum Nord is a Norwegian museum consortium for the northern part of Nordland county, including the districts of Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Ofoten. The museum is set up as a foundation and was established on December 13, 2002. It opened in 2004 and it…

The Museu del Disseny de Barcelona (Catalan, English: "Barcelona Design Museum"), is a center for Barcelona's Institute of Culture, which works to promote better understanding and good use of the design world, acting as a museum and laboratory. It…

All the Culturality partners met up in the Isle of Lewis to share their updates, next steps in the work packages, and participate in a workshop about project deliverables.

The Outer Hebrides are an archipelago of islands off the western coast of Scotland, also known as the Western Isles.

Žiri. Photo by Matjaž Tavčar. © Turizem Škofja Loka.

Paz Mesa had her first contact with textile crafts through her mother, who taught her how to spin the wool of her own flock of Xalda sheep; a task that she carried out together with her sisters. They later would give the wool already spun to a cousin…

The Polytechnic University of Turin (Italian: Politecnico di Torino, abbreviated as PoliTO) is the oldest Italian public technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning and…

The Poljanska Valley spreads along the Poljanska Sora River in the southeast of the Gorenjska region. It is surrounded by the Polhograjski, Škofjeloški, Cerkljanski and Rovtarski mountains. It has around 12.500 inhabitants who live in Gorenja vas,…

At Ransäter's Hembygdsgård, several large events are held every summer with tens of thousands of visitors from all over Sweden and internationally. One of Sweden's most beautiful Hembygdsgård with a dozen or so museums and several restaurants as well…

Region Värmland has arranged and facilitated regional and international events to develop technological innovations, based upon virtual reality for example and other hybrid forms of storytelling. Our experience and expertise is an asset for the…

The Culturality project and RuralSpot is introduced and then Lorna Macaulay, from Harris Tweed Authority talks about the Harris Tweed industry as it has evolved through the years.

A RuralSpot in Scotland was held at Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre. Makers and stakeholders were invited to participate in discussions with the Culturality partners. Speakers from the Callanish Stones, Harris Tweed, and Tourism companies shared…

The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) is the leading research institute in Slovenia for the humanities, social sciences, and selected disciplines of the natural sciences. It comprises eighteen institutes where…

The history, tradition, and process of making Scotch whisky. Peat is sometimes used to enhance the flavour and give it a smoky taste.

3D model of a Sgoth Niseach traditional boat from Ness, crafted by boatmaker Mark Stockl from Ullapool, Scotland.

A wooden skiff (sgoth in Scottish Gaelic) traditional crafted in and for the waters around Ness, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The boats were traditional fishing boats, particularly for line fishing, during the 19th century and until the…

3D model of a Sgoth Niseach traditional boat from Ness, crafted by boatmaker Mark Stockl from Ullapool, Scotland.

Sgoth Niseach crafted by Mark Stockl, without the trailer.

PhD researcher evaluating how digital tools can help look at cultural landscapes holistically in order to better inform practices related to heritage preservation in the face of climate change threats. I am doing this by looking at how climate change…

The large number of pots found in the Asturian region highlights the importance of “pucheros” and legumes in Asturian gastronomy. This particular piece was made at the Faro pottery workshop and features the traditional black finish characteristic of…

The large number of pots found in the Asturian region highlights the importance of “pucheros” and legumes in Asturian gastronomy. This particular piece was made at the Faro pottery workshop and features the traditional black finish characteristic of…

Region: Arvika, Värmland, Sweden

The necklace is woven out of 100% linen yarn in both warp and weft. The blue tones are a blend of newly produced Swedish yarn and leftover yarn form the local handweaving association. Process: Handwoven with the usage of the technique “pulled…