Stakeholder Forum 2026: Call for Interest
Language / Power / Data
How do we talk about our world? And who determines the terms, meanings and relationships? With the increasing amount of data and the technological possibilities to link it, power structures are also shifting – with sometimes massive consequences, because those who collect, store and model data influence how knowledge is created and which perspectives and narratives become (in)visible.
In order to jointly shed light on the tension between language, power and data in digital cultural heritage, the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture ( BMWKMS ) invites you to the Stakeholder Forum with the Kulturpool , the Austrian Research Promotion Agency ( FFG ), the Topothek and the kärnten.museum 2026, on 5-6 May 2026 in Klagenfurt.
How can museums, archives, libraries and actors such as Kulturpool assume their responsibility? What infrastructures and prerequisites are necessary to open up and network collections?
And what does it take to promote sustainable use, interdisciplinary research and the responsible and innovative communication of cultural heritage data?
Join the discussion!
Call for Interest: Lightning Talk
In 2026, there will be the format of the Lightning Talks* again. If you have a project/topic that fits the main topic of the course and gives insight into practice, you can apply for it until March 15, 2026 with a short abstract.
submission form
*A Lightning Talk is a short presentation (max. 10 minutes) that gets to the heart of a topic/project as vividly and concisely as possible.
In two sessions, several speakers will appear one after the other, followed by a Q&A session. Your talk should be based on the current main topic of the event, e.g. a best practice or practical report from a partner institution.
If you have any questions about the format or the event, please contact info@kulturpool.at !
Programme & Participation
More details about the event will be announced in due course.
Subject image: “ From the School of Athens ”, Raffaello Santi (1777). Albertina, Vienna, Austria. Right of use: Public domain.
This article was originally published on the Kulturpool website:
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