CC Open Culture Platform

“Join the Open Culture Platform 2” by Creative Commons. Remix of “The Future Is Open” by Preeti Singh CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0. Licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.

What we do

The CC Open Culture Platform is coordinated by the CC Open Culture Program, and provides a space to share resources, enhance collaboration and raise awareness on open access to digital cultural heritage, working with Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAMs) professionals and open advocates.

  • Read more about how our members have benefited from the Open Culture Platform.

Moving 25 Institutions to Open — An Open Culture Platform Challenge

  • Over two years (2024-2025), the platform plans to work together to help 25 institutions and/or collections holders to adopt open access policies and/or practices for their collections. To learn more please contact the Open Culture Team by emailing info@creativecommons.org.

How to engage and join the Platform

Anyone who is interested can engage with the Platform through the following ways:


2025 Activity Fund: Winners will be announced in late April


Story All Call

We invite you to submit your case studies and success stories that highlight the transformative impact of open access culture. Help us share the impact. Submit your stories today.


Past Projects and Reviews

CC’s open culture platform 2024 year in review
The Creative Commons icon and the words "open culture" in white over a green background fading to white in the bottom right corner.
CC’s open culture platform 2022 five working groups share their highlights
An abstract artwork that looks like a system of rivers spread out across orange and yellow land, opening to a bay with the text "OpenGLAM".
Eight case studies show opportunities, challenges, and needs of low-capacity and non-Western cultural heritage institutions