The Power of UGC in Public Collections – webinar

How can a passive visitor become an active creator? In what ways can the knowledge of the community enrich a collection? In our webinar, we present international and domestic best practices, exploring the intersection of user content and collections through specific examples and a panel discussion.

From Visitor to Creator: The Power of Community Content (UGC) in Public Collections – The Identity Project of The Mountainous Banat Museum in Reşiţa, and a Panel Discussion on Domestic Experiences

December 3, 2025, 10:00 – 12:00 (CET) online webinar

Participation in the professional discussion is free of charge; registration is possible through the form available here. Deadline for registration: December 2, 12:00

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Program

• Warm-up: What can we learn from the Getty Museum’s #challenge, and what can UGC be a good tool for?
• Case Study: Presentation of the Identity Project of The Mountainous Banat Museum, the Reșița project – when local history and local community knowledge interconnect
• Panel Discussion: We will talk with our invited experts about their practical experiences in involving volunteers, community data collection, and metadata creation

Invited participants:

• Dr. Éva Zábrátzky (ethnographer, chief museologist, Dobó István Castle Museum)
• Orsolya Velle-Varga (deputy director-general, museologist, MNMKK Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism)
• Ildikó Szerényi (project manager, senior archivist, National Archives of Hungary)
• Dr. Enikő Bús (Copywriter, founder of Szövegelő Club)
• Dr. Tímea Nemesné Kis (senior research fellow, head of department, Tokaj Hegyalja University)
• Tünde Vidák (museum director, ethnographer, Marcali Museum, board member of the Small Museum Section of the Pulszky Society)

Host and moderator of the program: Hedvig Brada

Join us and let’s rethink the relationship between public collections and visitors together!

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