{"id":25,"date":"2025-02-06T18:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xemele.museus.gov.br\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/building-bridges-from-museums-to-the-fediverse\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T18:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:52:34","slug":"building-bridges-from-museums-to-the-fediverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xemele.museus.gov.br\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/building-bridges-from-museums-to-the-fediverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Bridges: From Museums to the Fediverse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building Bridges: From Museums to the Fediverse
\nWe are launching a public call to hire two specialized consultants. Their mission will be to design and implement a web communication framework that integrates Ibram\u2019s digital services with decentralized (open) social networks adhering to the ActivityPub protocol.
\nhttps:\/\/brasiliana.museus.gov.br\/building-bridges-from-museums-to-the-fediverse\/
\n#museus<\/p>\n

In January 2024, we announced an ambitious new experiment in Brazilian public policy: exploring the potential of decentralized social networks<\/a>. This initiative led to the creation of the social.museus.gov.br<\/a> instance, where we began integrating the digital services of Ibram-Museus\u2014such as Brasiliana Museus, MuseusBR, Visite Museus, and others\u2014into the Fediverse. This was made possible by the Tainacan<\/a> digital repository application, developed by Ibram-Museus in collaboration with Brazilian public institutes and universities. Designed as a plugin for WordPress, Tainacan allows for the activation of new functionalities through additional plugins. The release of the ActivityPub plugin in late 2023 was a game-changer, enabling WordPress installations to connect seamlessly with the Fediverse.<\/p>\n

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Post from the “Brasiliana Museus” account on the Mastodon instance “Social.museus.gov.br”<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our initial experiment involved publishing posts from this blog<\/a> directly to decentralized social networks, resulting in a significant increase in traffic. Next, we activated the ActivityPub plugin on the MuseusBR<\/a> website, which registers museums and memory sites. This allowed each registered museum to generate a post, effectively alerting the network to the existence of that institution. We soon realized that every item in museum collections published on Tainacan could become a post\u2014or even a new profile\u2014on the Fediverse, particularly for assets of broad public interest. This opened up exciting possibilities for services like Visite Museus<\/a> and the Register of Missing Museum Assets<\/a>, where information about events or museums could be automatically disseminated to followers on the Fediverse. Even the forum environment used in the Reconex\u00f5es Project and during the National Museum Forum could benefit from Fediverse connectivity, expanding and enriching online debates.<\/p>\n

A Call to Action: Building an Open Social Web Communication Framework<\/h3>\n

In light of these opportunities, we are launching a public call to hire two specialized consultants. Their mission will be to design and implement a web communication framework that integrates Ibram\u2019s digital services with decentralized (open) social networks adhering to the ActivityPub protocol\u2014all within a tight three-month timeline.<\/p>\n

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Web Communication Consultant:<\/strong>
until 10\/02\/2025 \u00b7 23:59 (BRA time)<\/td>\n		Web Technology Consultant:<\/strong>
until 10\/02\/2025 \u00b7 23:59 (BRA time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contrata\u00e7\u00e3o de consultor na Modalidade PRODUTO PROJETO OEI\/BRA\/17\/003 \u2013 TR 11158<\/a>
Termo de Refer\u00eancia<\/a><\/td>\n		Contrata\u00e7\u00e3o de consultor na Modalidade PRODUTO PROJETO OEI\/BRA\/17\/003 \u2013 TR 11162<\/a>
Termo de Refer\u00eancia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We are seeking a professional with expertise in both the museum field and institutional social media management. Familiarity with decentralized social networks will be a significant advantage during the selection process. This consultant will be responsible for designing how Ibram\u2019s digital services\u2014Brasiliana Museus, MuseusBR, VisiteMuseus, the Register of Missing Museum Assets, the Online Forum environment, and Tainacan installations\u2014can leverage the Fediverse to disseminate information effectively. While we start with Tainacan and ActivityPub, suggestions for additional plugins to enhance functionality are welcome.<\/td>\nThis role requires deep technical knowledge of WordPress, the ActivityPub protocol, and the Mastodon application. Proficiency in handling Tainacan and ActivityPub plugins, as well as the ability to configure a Mastodon instance in detail, will be highly valued. The consultant will be tasked with implementing the proposed technical arrangements and may also suggest innovative new solutions. Collaboration between the two consultants will be essential to achieving the initiative\u2019s goals, and the open-source tools developed under this project should be reusable by other institutions or public projects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

The Vision: A Decentralized Future for Civil Service Communication<\/h3>\n

The ultimate goal of this collaboration is to create a framework that integrates Ibram\u2019s digital services with decentralized (open) social networks, enabling automated content dissemination through institutional accounts on the social.museus.gov.br<\/a> instance. This framework will facilitate the circulation of information about museum events and visits (Visite.Museus<\/a>), digitized collections (Brasiliana.Museus<\/a> + Tainacan in musei), online debates and workshops (Forum.Museus<\/a>), missing museum assets (BensDesaparecidos.Museus<\/a>), and comprehensive museum data (MuseusBR<\/a>). Importantly, this information will actively engage decentralized social networks, moving beyond passive publication on institutional websites.<\/p>\n

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Post from the “MuseusBR” service about the “Rebobina Museum” on the MuseusBR website<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This initiative represents one of the first strategies in Brazilian public policy to address the monopolistic control of commercial social networks by BigTech companies. By embracing decentralized technologies, we aim to reclaim public space on the internet, recognizing it as a medium for collective organization, cultural production, and social expression. And by fostering collaboration, innovation, and open-source development, we hope to create a model that other institutions and public projects can adopt.<\/p>\n

The internet is not just a tool but a space for social existence, movements articulation, and the creation of shared meaning. As such, the design and governance of digital technologies are inherently political issues. The time has come to reimagine the internet as a space for collective empowerment and cultural expression. Ibram believes that museums can lead the way in this transformation, and we invite you to join us in this journey toward a more inclusive and democratic digital future.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Fonte original: https:\/\/brasiliana.museus.gov.br\/building-bridges-from-museums-to-the-fediverse\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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