SAPA in Dialogue: Expertise in the Service of Research and Practice
The SAPA Foundation participates in various expert forums, contributing its specialised expertise in the archiving of the performing arts. This expertise encompasses valuation, digital infrastructures, conservation, source preservation, valorisation and outreach. Below you will find an overview of current and planned events involving our experts.
Swiss Performing Arts Platform: An Example of LOD Deployment by a Small Institution Without an IT Department
17.11.2025 | 15.30-16.30 | Online | English
What benefits can a small institution without an IT service gain from an LOD project?
We would like to present the example of the Swiss Performing Arts Platform, managed by the SAPA Foundation and developed in collaboration with external teams such as the Swiss Art Research Infrastructure (SARI, Zurich) and Sparna (France).
Presentation by Baptiste de Coulon (SAPA Foundation) and Thomas Francart (Sparna).
Oral history - collecting, preserving and making accessible experiential knowledge in theater and dance
28.11.2025 | 09.30-17.00 | Online | German
The digital conference Collection Meets Research of the Specialized Information Service for the Performing Arts (FID) will focus on the topic of oral history.
IIntroductory discussion (10:00): Why and how to use Oral History in theatre and dance studies?
- Dr Julia Wehren (University of Bern / SAPA Foundation)
- Dr Marten Weise (Humboldt University of Berlin)
- Moderation: Dr Christiane Schwerdtfeger (FID)
Participants are warmly invited to attend either the full event or selected sessions.
The detailed programme is available for download in German and English (PDF).
Past Events
DaSCHCon 2025 – Cultural Institutions in the Digital Age: The Future of Infrastructures
15.10.2025 | 10.00-16.30 | Bern & Online | French, English, German
The conference of the Swiss National Data and Service Center for the Humanities will take place at the Museum of Communication in Bern.
At 11.45, Baptiste de Coulon (SAPA Foundation) will speak on the topic "Implementing an Open Data Model".
How the RiC standard opens up a new era of archive description
07.10.2025 | 11.00-11.45 a.m. | Online | French
The company Amexio has invited the SAPA Foundation to share its practical insights.
How can archives be enhanced in the digital age while ensuring long-term interoperability? The international standard Records in Contexts (RiC) seeks to move beyond the traditional hierarchical model by describing archives as a dynamic network of relationships
We invite you to join our webinar on 07.10.2025 dedicated to this major development, exploring:
- The evolution of descriptive standards and the introduction of RiC (RiC-CM, RiC-O),
- Practical applications for archive services (interoperability, data quality, conversions),
- Testimony from Céline Bösch, Head of Archives at the SAPA Foundation, on the challenges faced and the benefits already observed.
Why and How to Manage Archival Collections as Linked Data Using Open-Source Software? The Example of the SAPA Foundation
09.09.2025 | 12.00-13.00 | MEG, Geneva | French
As part of the LibreABC Day, Baptiste de Coulon (SAPA Foundation) presented the implementation of linked data for archives using an open-source software infrastructure.
