#3. Sweden – 80 instances
Figure 21. Publication platforms used in Sweden[1]
Total volume: 3,677,372 assets
The DigitaltMuseum, a platform funded by Arts Council Norway that aggregates collections of Sweden and Norway, accounts for 62.0% (or 50) of open GLAM instances and 47.1% (or 1,732,868 assets) of the total volume. Users can search collections via DigitaltMuseum, which links to collections management systems.[2]
In addition, the Swedish Open Cultural Heritage national aggregator, funded by the Swedish government and supported by the Swedish National Heritage Board, accounts for 16.5% (or 13) of open GLAM instances by delivering data to Europeana through an open API.[3]
GLAMs that publish higher volumes of public domain compliant assets via their own website include: Världskulturmuseet; Nationalmuseum; Hallwylska museet; Göteborgs stadsmuseum; Eskilstuna kommun.
In general, Sweden has a high representation of national GLAMs engaging with open access across local and national aggregators, external platforms and their own websites.
Not included in the data: Nordiska Akvarellmuseet; Göteborgs Konstmuseum; Tom Tits Experiment.
