Broadway Nottingham event to showcase Creative Economy research

New ways of bringing cultural archives into the digital age will be revealed at an unusual event at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham this week. Researchers from The University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Leicester University will be presenting a range of collaborative projects with regional Creative and Cultural partners including Broadway Media Centre, Galleries of Justice , National Trust , Nottingham Contemporary and Nottingham Museum & Galleries. The 'Archives to Assets' project has been running for a year and has given researchers a unique chance to work across disciplines and with a range of Arts organisations and to experiment in new ways to link audiences with collections and places using new technologies. The all-day public event starts at 9.30am at the Broadway Cinema & Cafebar, on Broad Street in Nottingham and will feature presentations from academics and arts professionals who have taken part in the research. "The role and definition of archives is changing as more new technologies are developed, and we need to explore new ways of creating, storing and accessing material. It's important because the creative industries exploit archives to generate new cultural experiences for audiences. "We are thrilled to have had the chance to work with the creative sector in the region to exchange knowledge through ideas workshops and 'hands-on' projects.