The activities of the Multimedia Institute [mi2] are vast: informal education, training in technology and digital media, development of free software, archiving and publishing of digital and printed media, management cultural and political work... The Multimedia Institute began in 1999 as a non-governmental spin-off of the Croatian Open Institute. In the public eye, the work of mi2 is primarily visible through the activities of its public members. space and cultural center - MaMa. Since its opening, MaMa has been a meeting place, a reference point for different communities ranging from political activists to media artists, electronic music creators, theorists, hackers and free software developers, gay and lesbian support groups. Guided by the ideal of sharing, it immediately offered young creators, independent cultural actors and citizen initiatives free access to facilities and its Web infrastructure. MaMa's facilities were important to the emergence of the local independent and alternative scene, but its activities were also very important. In recent years, the Multimedia Institute and MaMa have become significantly involved in the fight against gentrification in Zagreb and Croatia.

Source : https://mi2.hr/

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