GLAMMONS – galleries, libraries, archives, and museums

Resilient, sustainable and participatory practices:
Towards the GLAMs of the commons –

About the PROJECT

The GLAMMONS project reimagines Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums (GLAMs) as dynamic, participatory and commons-oriented organisations, that thrive on community engagement, meaningful participation, and co-creation.
Across the EU, local commons-oriented initiatives – such as neighbourhood libraries, oral history archives and community museums – are emerging in urban, rural, and peripheral areas. These initiatives have significant cultural and social value, strengthening community
bonds, inclusivity, social cohesion and social justice. GLAMMONS invites heritage and culture professionals, as well as cultural commoners, to help unlock the past and cultural heritage as a resource for present and future social development.

The project addresses current
challenges of the GLAMs sector by exploring commons-oriented solutions focused upon participatory management, financial sustainability, openness, and accessibility.
Additionally, GLAMMONS encourages digital change through the development of novel ideas and ways of engaging in cultural work.
It shares training materials, including activities, project achievements, and results, digital toolkits, workshop outcomes, publications, podcasts, guides, good practices, and MOOC through its website.