Uncovering stories: uniting communities
This article explores the Collections of Ghent initiative, which aims to make cultural heritage more accessible and engaging. The initiative involves digitising personal and neighbourhood stories to enrich the city’s cultural heritage. It focuses on breaking down institutional silos and creating an open infrastructure to enable easy access to the city’s entire cultural heritage collection. The CoGhent Box, a high-tech travelling museum, plays a significant role in engaging residents in digitising, sharing, and contributing to cultural heritage. The project also stimulates creative reuse of its collection of data beyond the