Dragă Arhivă. Laborator de Inovație Muzeală Dear Archive. Museum Innovation Laboratory is a project undertaken by the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant in partnership with the PRAKSIS Association from Norway. The project aims to enhance the museum's cultural offerings through the utilization of archival collections, increasing public access to museum heritage, and fostering collaboration between museums and the cultural-creative sector.
The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant is part of the European family of Museums of Arts and Popular Traditions. It is a national museum under the authority of the Ministry of Culture. Housed in a historic neo-Romanian building, the museum boasts exceptionally rich collections and practices a unique museography. This distinctive approach earned it the prestigious EMYA – European Museum of the Year Award in 1996. The museum's original style extends to its publications, missionary-type activities, Village School programs, and events such as openings, conferences, book launches, creativity workshops, concerts, fairs, and film screenings.
PRAKSIS Association (Oslo, Norway) is a transnational platform for art, research, and learning, focused on organising and developing artist residencies. With extensive experience in the field, they have generated dozens of interdisciplinary residency programs in recent years, benefiting over 200 creators and creatives from various sectors. They emphasize dialogue and intercultural exchange, aiming to drive positive change on contemporary issues such as climate change, inclusion, technological development, and more.
The project DEAR ARCHIVE. MUSEUM INNOVATION LABORATORY is financed by the EEA Grants 2014-2021 within the RO-CULTURE Programme and benefits from non-refundable financing in the amount of 964 387,80 LEI (195 445,71 EUR).
The EEA GRANTS represent the contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway towards a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. There are two overall objectives: reduction of economic and social disparities in Europe, and to strengthen bilateral relations between the donor countries and 15 EU countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics. The three donor countries cooperate closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The donors have provided €3.3 billion through consecutive grant schemes between 1994 and 2014. For the period 2014-2021, the EEA Grants amount to €1.55 billion. More details are available at www.eeagrants.org and www.eeagrants.ro. www.eeagrants.org and www.eeagrants.ro
The RO-CULTURE programme is implemented by the Ministry of Culture through the Project Management Unit and has as its general objective the consolidation of economic and social development through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management. The Program’s budget is approximately 34 million euros. More details are available at www.ro-cultura.ro. www.ro-cultura.ro.