Your places. Your data. Your infrastructure.

OpenCulturas – the platform that belongs to you.

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Whether a self-managed venue, a grown cooperation project, or a network of several sites – OpenCulturas gives you a digital foundation that fits your structure, not the other way around. Open source, can be operated independently, without relying on vendors who might change their terms and conditions.

Does this sound familiar?

  • "We have three sites, two WordPress instances, and a spreadsheet nobody maintains anymore."

  • "Our cooperation project finally needs a shared digital home – but every partner has different ideas."

  • "We built our last platform ourselves. It works – sort of. But we can't scale with it."

  • "Our webmaster retired – now nobody knows how the website works."

What OpenCulturas does for you

The platform belongs to you – not to us

OpenCulturas is open-source software. You can run it on your own servers, customize it, and develop it further. No subscription to cancel. No vendor deciding whether the software has one less feature tomorrow or has to cost more.

Built for complex structures

Multiple venues, different actors, shared responsibility – OpenCulturas reflects structures as they've grown, without flattening them. Every site, every group, every project can use the platform according to its own needs, while you keep the shared overview.

Better than the self-built solution – without giving up its advantages

WordPress sites, spreadsheets, and cobbled-together tools have one advantage: you have them under control. So does OpenCulturas – but with infrastructure that grows with you, doesn't lose data, and doesn't collapse when someone leaves the project.

You're not alone with this

OpenCulturas is developed further by an active community – institutions, associations, municipalities, developers. Anyone using it can help shape it. And anyone with a problem finds people who know it.

Which institutions and projects is this for?

  • Self-managed venues and cultural sites

    You're responsible for a site with many users, projects, and actors – and need digital infrastructure that reflects this complexity without forcing central control. OpenCulturas supports decentralized management with a shared overview.

  • Cooperation projects – stages, archives, initiatives

    Multiple equal partners, one shared platform. OpenCulturas enables shared infrastructure without hierarchy – each partner retains sovereignty over their own content and data.

  • Networks with multiple sites

    Memorial sites, cultural monuments, castles, stage network, decentralized cultural centers – OpenCulturas connects multiple locations on one platform without standardizing them. Shared search, shared profile, individual content.

Frequently asked questions from a network perspective

  • Not necessarily. OpenCulturas is scalable – even small institutions or projects can start with a manageable setup. Growth isn't excluded. Your advantage: you don't need to deal with importing large...

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    Not necessarily. OpenCulturas is scalable – even small institutions or projects can start with a manageable setup. Growth isn't excluded. Your advantage: you don't need to deal with importing large...

  • Not necessarily. OpenCulturas can be set up and operated by a service provider (or by OpenCulturas e. V.). For day-to-day operation you don't need developers – but it helps to have someone on the team...

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    Not necessarily. OpenCulturas can be set up and operated by a service provider (or by OpenCulturas e. V.). For day-to-day operation you don't need developers – but it helps to have someone on the team...

  • Yes. OpenCulturas can be operated entirely on your own servers in Germany. There is no dependency on US cloud services or the like. Users also have control over the storage of their personal data...

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    Yes. OpenCulturas can be operated entirely on your own servers in Germany. There is no dependency on US cloud services or the like. Users also have control over the storage of their personal data...

  • It depends on your starting situation. For a realistic overview, we're happy to talk with you – with no sales pitch, just concrete assessments. For orientation: High degree of practice-oriented...

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    It depends on your starting situation. For a realistic overview, we're happy to talk with you – with no sales pitch, just concrete assessments. For orientation: High degree of practice-oriented...

  • Several interfaces for OpenCulturas have already been built, including importers for Open Data Germany, Eventim, and Reservix. The technical foundation exists, but since requirements always differ and...

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    Several interfaces for OpenCulturas have already been built, including importers for Open Data Germany, Eventim, and Reservix. The technical foundation exists, but since requirements always differ and...

Next steps

Visit one of our open information sessions or contact us for a personal consultation.

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The software's virtual roadshow

Demonstration of OpenCulturas: how everything is interconnected, how to add content. Live demo on our demo system. Bring your questions and we'll be happy to answer them.

Quick info

Demonstration of OpenCulturas: how everything is interconnected, how to add content. Live demo on our demo system. Bring your questions and we'll be happy to answer them.