Category Archives: Events

UK Museums on the Web 2011 storified

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Deirdre Molloy

I went to the UK Museums on the Web conference on Friday as it looked good, but it far outshone my expectations. What really blew me away was the level of discussion and the range of exciting and people-positive things … Continue reading →

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WhereCamp EU 2011, Berlin

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jez Nicholson

Open Plaques are proud and excited to be attending WhereCamp EU in Berlin this Friday the 27-28th May. Our representative will be me! Jez Nicholson. I am one of OpenHeritage C.I.C.’s directors and an openplaques.org dev. WhereCamp is an unconference, … Continue reading →

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Blue plaque art action in SW15

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Deirdre Molloy

A blue plaque event with a twist is due to touchdown in Putney, south west London this Sunday 22nd May. It won’t resemble your average ceremony, although there will be some ‘unveilings’. In the shape of customised plaques that come … Continue reading →

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History Hack Day

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Tom Morris

This past weekend was the world’s first History Hack Day at The Guardian offices in London. This follows on from an increasing specialisation of hack days: we’ve gone from general hack days to hack days specifically on mobile technology (Over … Continue reading →

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Open Plaques Open Day: UX and Design group

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Marvin Barretto

The nature of the Open Plaques project to date has seen the content and functionality grow through incremental updates and improvements. While these changes have really enriched the project, what our group wanted to do is step back and re-ask … Continue reading →

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Open Plaques Open Day: content group

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Deirdre Molloy

With the Open Plaques project it’s difficult to separate content from technology – where does one end and the other start, and are they even usefully separated? But thanks to the team assembled in the Content working group at our … Continue reading →

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John Lennon Plaque unveiled by Yoko Ono today

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Simon Harriyott

My first attendance at a plaque unveiling today, and it was a biggie. Yoko Ono unveiled the plaque to her late husband John Lennon outside their house in Montagu Square, London. Lots of people attended, and the three speakers followed … Continue reading →

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Registration open for our Open Day

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Frankie Roberto

Hi all. As previously announced, we’re holding an Open Day about Open Plaques on Saturday 25th September 2010 at the Centre for Creative Collaboration in London. It’s completely free, including lunch, and registration is now open. Before you go ahead … Continue reading →

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Open Plaques Open Day event confirmed

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Deirdre Molloy

Good news! We’ll be holding our Open Plaques Open Day event on Saturday 25th September 2010 in the Centre for Creative Collaboration (venue hashtag: #c4cc) at 16 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NG. If you’re interested in joining us, save the … Continue reading →

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Philosophy then and now

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Deirdre Molloy

London has been home to many philosophers, some native, others transient, just like the melting-pot of Londoners today – John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jeremy Bentham, Mary Wollstonecraft, Bertrand Russell and Karl Popper to name a few. I went looking recently … Continue reading →

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