Why we share more than ever. The potential of open and reusable collection data

The document discusses the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe's approach to making its collection data openly available and reusable. Some key points: - The museum launched a website in 2015 providing open access to around 3,000 digitized objects using open licenses like CC0 to waive all copyright restrictions. - Making the data openly available online has led to increased usage, with over 20,000 downloads and shares of collection content. - Opening the collection has shifted the museum's perception of itself from sole owner and gatekeeper of the collection to a facilitator and collaborator, with online audiences now seen as co-authors. - New applications and reuses of the open collection data have emerged, like