Ars Electronica Festival · 2026
Open Digital Infrastructure for Shared Histories Cultural Heritage
by SummitShare, Shared Histories Team (Sweden/Zambia)
🏆 Golden Nica · Prix Ars Electronica 2026
“Open Digital Infrastructure for Shared Histories Cultural Heritage” by SummitShare and Shared Histories Team (Sweden/Zambia) received the Golden Nica in the Digital Humanity category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2026.
In 2021, the Women’s History Museum of Zambia (WHMZ) and the Swedish National Museums of World Culture—custodians of the Etnografiska Museet in Stockholm—launched Shared Histories, a collaborative digital interface for sharing Zambian historical collections held in Sweden.
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