Examining the area of I OO I m² surrounding the MuDA, we would like to question and bring to life the data of what it means to live in this community. Through data literacy workshops, talks and events in collaboration with the School of Data, the MuDA would like to empower the public embracing the power of knowledge. test
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15,065
total population in Kreis 5
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32%
foreigners living in Kreis 5
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138
refugees living and/or taking asylum in Kreis 5
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2691.43
ha2 of Kreis 5 used for garden surfaces
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trucks pass by the MuDA daily
The project
Exploring the definition of what a museum’s roles are within the public sphere, the MuDA wants to develop a project embracing and bridging communities, starting with the zeros and ones in our own physical neighbourhood of Kreis 5.
Kicking off in March, I O O I ² is a four phase project that focuses on learning about data literacy whilst highlighting topics of interest within our immediate community. The data workshops are quests to map uncharted territory, discover hidden stories and solve unsolved mysteries about our neighbourhood in the Land of Data. Participants will brainstorm what information helps us be more aware of each other in a local community, be guided through a set of basic data literacy skills, share/clean current data current sources, and discuss potential topics of interest to create new data sets to explore!
< Our Neighbourhood >
Gritty vistas of the railroad tracks on one side and the Limmat River on the other, Kreis 5 is made of an eclectic mix of businesses, flats, schools, art galleries, hip restaurants and parks randomly squeezed in between an asylum center planned for 2018, growing families, gridlocked traffic, increasing rent and decreasing industry. Amid the ongoing construction boom, the city expects the population in Zurich West to jump more than 25 per cent up until to 2022.
Beyond the statistics that we read everyday, what is really occurring underneath, within and around all that WE know and experience in Kreis 5? What does it mean to be part of this once abandoned industrial quartier which has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades? What are the implications of raising rent, an asylum center, trendy businesses and a growing population? How many trucks pass by the MuDA on a daily basis?
< Data Literacy >
Data literacy is the ability to derive meaningful information from data, just as literacy in general is the ability to derive information from the written word. Obtaining data literacy skills can be a way of empowering individuals and organizations to understand their environment, answer questions that matter, and engage with other stakeholders in an evidence based manner. School of Data seeks especially to serve those who currently lack the skills and capacity, those who struggle to use data and where using data could make a difference in effecting real change.
The MuDA will become a platform for this project with aims to help spread data literacy through participatory training, workshops and online tools assisting people to differentiate facts from opinions, statistics from statements - and form enlightened views through weighted analysis, critical thinking, and by asking their own questions. Later the data will be visualised through diverse mediums for the public and community stakeholders to experience.
Data - Filter - Visualise - Communicate
Calendar
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1 MarchLaunch of I 00 II 00 I MuDA Zürich
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1-5 MarchSchool of Data Workshops MuDA Zürich
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TBCData Expedition Workshops MuDA Zürich
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Fall 2017Visualization and Panel Discussion MuDA Zürich
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A project by
The Museum of Digital Art is Europe's first physical and virtual museum dedicated to digital arts — an open space connecting creativity and technology.
Located in Zurich West — a hot spot for science, technology and art — the MuDA aims to inspire and delight its audience with playful and poetic digital art installations run by 0s and 1s, but also serves as a platform to discuss and explore the intricate relationships between data, algorithms and society.
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The Museum of Digital Art is a project initiated by the Digital Arts Association (DAA), a non-profit organisation. -
With help from
School of Data is a network of data literacy practitioners, both organizations and individuals, implementing training and other data literacy activities in their respective countries and regions. Members of School of Data work to empower civil society organizations (CSOs), journalists, civil servants and citizens with the skills they need to use data effectively in their efforts to create better, more equitable and more sustainable societies.
Over the past four years, School of Data has succeeded in developing and sustaining a thriving and active network of data literacy practitioners in partnership with our implementing partners across Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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zurich@muda.co
+41 44 456 40 50
Museum of Digital Arts
Pfingstweidstr. 101 CH-8005
Zurich, Switzerland