The document discusses open cultural data and applications created using open data. It defines open data as data that can freely be used, reused and redistributed with attribution. The process of making data open is outlined as: 1) collecting the data, 2) applying data standards, 3) determining an open license, 4) making the data available, 5) promoting the data, and 6) developing applications using the open data. Examples are given of open data from NASA and the US government as well as past and upcoming events on open cultural data and hackathons to create apps using open cultural data. Contact information is provided for more information on open cultural data initiatives.