Glammons

17/09/2025

📢 Invitation to the GLAMMONS Online Workshop
As the Horizon Europe–funded GLAMMONS project approaches its conclusion, we are pleased to invite you to an online workshop dedicated to sharing the project’s key results and practical tools. The workshop is tailored specifically for professionals working in the GLAM sector (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) as well as the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs).

📅 Date: 22 September 2025
⏰ Time: 17:00 EET
💻 Format: Online
👤 Facilitator: Ares Kalandides
🗣️ Language: Greek (if you're English speaking and you want to attend, let us know)

During the session, participants will be introduced to resources developed within the GLAMMONS project framework, designed to foster skills and strengthen organizational practices based on the logic of the commons:

- Code of Conduct – Participation, transparency, accountability, collaboration
- Skills-development Toolkit – Governance, funding, cultural activities, digital capacity, evaluation
- Rescapper App – Document and geo-reference experiences while keeping ownership of your data
- Blueprint for Digital Strategies – Accessibility, co-creation, social impact

By attending, you will:
Gain insights into commons-based approaches
Discover practical tools for everyday work
Explore new perspectives on collaboration and sustainability in culture

👉 Register here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/7fea6c51bfd2fa1175491e245ce23a2d?r=euc1

15/09/2025

🤝🏛 GLAMMONS OPEN DAY 🤝🏛

Nova Iskra is organizing an Open Doors dedicated to presenting the main results of the GLAMMONS project!

Through research, collaborations, and practical examples, we have explored how cultural institutions can become open, participatory, and sustainable spaces. At this event, we will share key insights from the project and discuss what it means for culture to be a common good.

A special focus will be on the handbook developed within GLAMMONS. During one hour, we will go through five thematic areas – from participatory management and financial resilience, to collaborative cultural production, digital tools, and new approaches to evaluation and impact measurement.

This Open Day is an opportunity not only to present the results but also to create a space for exchange with cultural workers, institutions, and communities who believe that culture belongs to everyone.

09/09/2025

We wrapped up the GLAMMONS Final Conference at Romantso in Athens!

Two inspiring days full of learning, exchange, reflection — and above all, learning together.

Under the theme “Commons & commoning in & for cultural production”, we gathered researchers, cultural practitioners, and policy makers to explore:

👉 Networks & intercommoning
👉 Policies that enable cultural commons
👉 Infrastructures that sustain them
👉 Values & co-creation practices
👉 Digital commons & accessibility

💬 Day 1 opened with powerful reflections on networks, policies, infrastructures, and values, and ended with a beautiful dinner at Salero where the conversations continued late into the night.

💬 Day 2 focused on management & participatory practices, heritage and memory, and closed with a deep dive into digital commons: from AI and digitisation to access and open data.

From Thessaloniki’s culinary commons to post-conflict heritage in Kosovo, from cooperative infrastructures to the future of digital culture: The stories and perspectives shared were as diverse as they were inspiring!

A heartfelt thank you to all speakers, moderators, and participants for their contributions, and to our partners who made this possible.

Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο, Πρύτανις - Panteion University, Rector, Creare NL, Mazomos Landscape & Heritage Consultants, BSB - Burgundy School of Business, European Creative Hubs Network, Inpolis Urbanism, Technische Universität Berlin, Nova Iskra

26/08/2025

Join the GLAMMONS Training Workshop in Athens!

As the GLAMMONS project comes to a close, we’re excited to share the tools, guides, and resources we’ve been working on to support cultural professionals and communities.

📅 When: 3 September 2025, 18:00–20:00
📍 Where: Romantso, Anaxagora 3, 10552 Athens

At the workshop, you’ll get to explore:
- A Code of Conduct for galleries, libraries, archives & museums
- A Skills-development Toolkit with guides on governance, funding, collaboration & digital skills
- Rescapper – a free app to capture and map outdoor experiences
- A Blueprint for Digital Strategies for participatory management, co-creation & data sharing

👉 Participation is free, but spots are limited!
📩 To register, email us at [email protected]

🔗 More details here: https://glammons.eu/2025/08/26/training-workshop-in-athens/

25/08/2025

📢 GLAMMONS Final Conference | September 4–5, 2025 at Romantso in Athens!

The journey of the GLAMMONS project is reaching its final milestone! For the past three years, we’ve been exploring how commons and commoning can reshape cultural production, from infrastructures and policies to values, heritage, and digital accessibility.
Next week in Athens, the consortium and its network gather for two days of inspiring presentations, discussions, and reflections at Romantso in Athens, bringing together perspectives from all across Europe. We will exchange and learn about:

✅ Networks and intercommoning
✅ Policies and infrastructures that enable commoning
✅ Values & co-creation practices in cultural organisations
✅ Management & participatory governance
✅ Digital commons & cultural accessibility

The conference is a closed event, but you can discover more about the project and find the full programme on our website:
👉 glammons.eu

21/07/2025

🎙 Listen now to our 2nd episode of the GLAMMONS Podcast! 🎙

In our podcast, we explore how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) can transform into genuine spaces of the commons. Now you can listen to inspiring stories from our case studies.

🎧 In our second episode, Mina Dragouni and Katerina Konstantinou explore the layered history and evolving heritage of Spinalonga, a small islet off Crete once used as a l***r colony. Through archival insights, fieldwork, and public memory, they unpack how the island’s difficult past became a national monument and tourist hotspot. The conversation addresses the tensions between tourism, preservation, and local agency, asking: Can heritage become a shared resource? And what does “commoning” a site like Spinalonga really mean?

၊၊||၊ Listen now:
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/5juk9VRwg4BGkQYHQSYwTA?si=0ba0de1f8da444ad
Soundcloud – https://on.soundcloud.com/BTrGngrUYClnZFvXAM
Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/spinalonga-memory-heritage-and-the-struggle-over/id1825099788?i=1000716161413&l=en-GB



Nova Iskra, Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο, Πρύτανις - Panteion University, Rector, Technische Universität Berlin, European Creative Hubs Network, BSB - Burgundy School of Business, Creare NL, Mazomos Landscape & Heritage Consultants

17/07/2025

Online Workshop: Commons-Based Practices in Cultural and Creative Sectors: An Introduction to Skills-Building by Glammons

📅 September 17th, 2025 | ⏰ 3 PM CET | Online

At a time when cultural & creative sectors face huge shifts — social change, digital disruption, declining trust, rampant commercialization & sustainability pressures — how can we redefine them to better serve our communities? 🤝

Join us for an interactive workshop to explore:

➡️ How to develop models that involve sharing responsibility and management practices with the community?
➡️ What are the obstacles in institutional transformation and how to overcome them?
➡️ How can we build sustainable relationships of trust in our communities or between audiences and organisations?
➡️ What skills do we need for co-management and collaborative practices in cultural production and how do we get them?

Sign up here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/28e626cceffa25a92a1432529b20445f?r=euc1

08/07/2025

⚡Exciting News ⚡
Our podcast is out now!

GLAMMONS – Towards the GLAMs of the Commons explores how galleries, libraries, archives & museums can become true spaces of the commons and now you can listen to exciting examples from our case studies!

In our first episode, we dive into the inspiring case of Cultural Center Magacin in Belgrade through an interview with Olja Nikolić Kia. Together, we explore how Magacin challenges traditional management by embracing collaborative governance and co-leadership. As a vibrant cultural Commons, Magacin is collectively run by its users – artists, activists, and community members – who decide together how to shape and sustain the space. Tune in to hear firsthand how this decentralized model fosters creativity, inclusivity, and shared responsibility in the heart of Serbia’s cultural scene!

You can listen to the episode here:

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/78DVmkqHZPcpKmZc9msQQd?si=e0b931b1b9b64f43
Soundcloud – https://on.soundcloud.com/dJa6mGYh98rhSnz5s0
Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/glammons-towards-the-glams-of-the-commons/id1825099788

Let us know your thoughts!

04/07/2025

At Nova Iskra in Belgrade, we gathered to explore how cultural institutions can open up, embrace participation, and work with — not just for — their communities. From defining shared values to fostering trust and new forms of governance, it’s all about making culture truly belong to all of us.

Swipe to see moments from the event and discover who joined the conversation. 💬

Want to dive deeper? Find more about this initiative and what we’re building together on our website: https://glammons.eu.

Photo Credits: Minja Pavlović

03/07/2025

New insights on the future of cultural governance!

On June 27th, Dr. Janet Merkel hosted a workshop at TU Berlin, bringing together cultural practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to discuss how commons-based governance can shape the future of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM).

The event focused on:
✨ Rethinking public infrastructure, funding, and legal frameworks to support community-led cultural initiatives.
✨ The importance of municipal-level policies and the role of city governments in fostering commons-based cultural practices.
✨ Alignment with European priorities like diversity, participation, and civic engagement.

Key takeaways:
⚖️ Addressing challenges such as legal recognition, funding access, and long-term support for grassroots initiatives.
🌍 Building more inclusive, collaborative cultural spaces that represent diverse communities.

Stay tuned for the upcoming GLAMMONS policy briefs, coming in autumn 2025!

🔗 Learn more about the workshop and the GLAMMONS project on our website.

22/06/2025

A week left for sending us your contributions for the final conference of GLAMMONS!

📌 Call for contribution
Deadline for abstracts submission 30 June 2025.

✅ Participate to the Conference: "Commons and commoning in/for cultural production", 4-5 September 2025, in Athens, Greece

The conference marks the end of the GLAMMONS project, which aimed to explore practices (concerning management, financial sustainability and participation) that have emerged around small-scale, community-led GLAMS (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) through the theoretical lens of the commons. The project aimed to inspire commoning practices around GLAMs and beyond, and bring to the fore best practices that can respond to challenges that commons-oriented cultural organisations face.

We welcome contributions that build on empirical and/or theoretical approaches and we are particularly interested in critical contributions about the development of commons in cultural organisations from different academic perspectives, such as cultural studies, cultural economics, urban and cultural geography, sociology, management studies, labour studies, political sciences etc. We also welcome contributions from practitioners that would like to showcase their commons-oriented cultural organisations and discuss their challenges and practices.

More info:https://glammons.eu/2025/02/25/call-for-contributions-conference-athens-september-2025-25-02-2025/

Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο, Πρύτανις - Panteion University, Rector; Technische Universität Berlin; Mazomos Landscape & Heritage Consultants; European Creative Hubs Network; Nova Iskra; BSB - Burgundy School of Business; Creare NL

14/04/2025

Tomorrow, Lyudmila Petrova (Creare NL) will be presenting at Philea - Philanthropy European Association webinar on "The Heart of Culture: Measuring Value Beyond Statistics".

Why do arts and culture matter? With the artistic and cultural fields coming under increasing scrutiny comes the need to spell out and justify the value of arts and culture. The 2024 State of Culture report demonstrates how the “intrinsic” value remains challenging to articulate in policy terms yet the instrumentalisation of culture, recognised as a driver for non-cultural issues, is a major growing trend across European and national policies.

“As cultural policy is tuned to serve multiple external goals, cultural activities and practices have come under the quantitative measurement” - State of Culture. Artists and cultural institutions are increasingly pressured by funders to demonstrate their achievements at the conclusion of a project, which fails to capture the long-term effects of arts and culture.

How is philanthropy tackling the challenge of recognising the value of arts and culture beyond quantitative data? Are funders contributing to expressing art’s impact in numbers? What are the practices in terms of monitoring, evaluation and learning that foundations can implement to avoid instrumentalising the field and putting their partners in the complex position to predict and calculate the transformative effect of their work?

She will present the value-based approach methodology and its application in the GLAMMONS.



Technische Universität Berlin; Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο, Πρύτανις - Panteion University, Rector; Mazomos Landscape & Heritage Consultants; European Creative Hubs Network; Nova Iskra; BSB - Burgundy School of Business; Creare NL

The Arts and Culture Funders Forum will host “The Heart of Culture: Measuring Value Beyond Statistics”, online on 15 April, the second webinar in the new “Cultural Philanthropy in Action” series. Why do arts and culture matter? With the artistic and cultural fields coming under increasing sc...