The press conference announced the MUSE project which aims to develop, enhance, and link port museums as natural and cultural heritage sites. The project will create 3 permanent cultural centers at each Port Museum featuring a library, space for cultural initiatives, and an equipped laboratory. It will also develop services and infrastructure for cultural, natural, and scientific tourism. The goals are to promote responsible tourism through community involvement and establishing an Adriatic-Ionian network of port museums.

1. PRESS CONFERENCE
Messolonghi, September 29th 2018
Development and valorization of port museums as natural and
cultural heritage sites
MUSE

2. THEPARTNERSHIP
CIHEAM Bari
Municipality of Tricase
Corfu Port Authority
The Sacred Town of Messolonghi
ERFC

3. Developing, enhancing and linking port
museums as natural and cultural
heritage sites for an integrated and
sustainable territorial development
through the promotion of responsible
tourism.
MUSE project aims to…
24 months: April 2018 –
March 2020

4. Co – design meetings
session involving local
communities

5. 3 permanent cultural centres developed, 1 for each Port Museum :
•a library, a place of research and
collection.
•A place for cultural initiatives,
seminars, conferences, courses,
workshops.
•An equipped space to organize:
1. A laboratory for visitors: tourists and
amateurs that want live an
authentic experience during their
holidays
2. A professional training for students in
order to develop specific
competences

6. Services and infrastructures for cultural,
natural and scientific tourism

7. educational tour involving 12 tour
operators to develop a transborder tourism
offer related to the network of PORT
partecipation to ITB Berlin
2020
ADRIATIC – IONIAN NETWORK OF PORTS MUSEUM
app of augmented reality on Adriatic - Ionian network of Ports museum

8. THANK YOU
Development and valorization of port museums as natural and
cultural heritage sites
MUSE