The organization behind it is a like-named non-profit association founded in 2023 with the objective to foster the digital empowerment of actors in the cultural field.
The platform includes the following:
- people/group profiles, location profiles, events/dates, magazine articles - all infinitely interconnectable
- filterable overviews for all types (locations on a map, calendar, profiles overview, magazine
- category pages aggregate pre-filtered content
- pre-filtered aggregated "related content" blocks, e. g. a calendar related to a location/profile, connections to band/ensemble profiles, mentioning magazine articles
- hierarchically structured taxonomies like focus categories, accessibility features, trigger warnings
- interaction options like bookmark links for individual watchlists, public recommendations
- focus on user-generated content, with moderation workflows, abuse flags etc.
Based on repeating usability tests, there are even more features on the roadmap.
Visit the dedicated website at www.openculturas.org, of course running on OpenCulturas.
OpenCulturas is a Drupal distribution, i. e. a Drupal core system with quite some well-established contributed modules, an established contributed back-end theme. On top there's a custom front-end theme and a bit of custom code that was necessary for the distribution. We follow coding standards and contribute wherever useful + possible.
External dependencies (for example, OpenStreetMap or Swiffy Slider) are managed by dedicated modules, using composer.
For the time being we prefer the well-established issue queue on Drupal.org. We are working on low-threshold processes to get you on board.
Feel free to discuss your contribution ideas with the OpenCulturas team: Please visit the OpenCulturas event calendar to find a suitable "Dojo" date which is a regular cost-free online meeting, using BigBlueButton.