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It is designed in such a way that the visitor follows the same route as the two million migrants preparing to make their voyage tothe US from Antwerp (the main European Port for the Red Star Line) between 1873 and 1934 – when the shipping company closed down. The itinerary includes the waiting room, the place where luggage was disinfected and the medical examination room.The museum focuses on the personal stories of the Red Star Line passengers, and the city and port where they came from. But it is also dedicated to the history of human migration as a whole. Hence, visitors are invited to share their own stories and photos relatedto migration, which are then included in the intangible heritage archive and shared both on and o ine: http://www.redstarline.be/en/page/ help-write-story-red-star-line-museumNational Leprechaun Museum (Dublin)This museum is dedicated to the leprechaun, a naughty bearded fairy in Irish mythology and folklore.associated with leprechauns. The result is a series of interactive experiences that relate the leprechaun’s story – from the rst ever sighting back in the eighth century, through to modern day representations of the leprechaun in lm and popular culture – and plenty of adventures in between.The Bayview Project. MoAD (Museum of the African Diaspora)At the start of the 1940s, thousands of African Americans migrated to the historic Bay- view-Hunters Points neighborhood in San Francisco. They came from all over the US in a bid to change their lives in the docks surrounding the Bay. During the Second Great Migration of African Americans from the South (1940-1970), more people chose to move to Bayview. The neighborhood o ered a sunny climate and appealing work in the shipbuilding industry for people who dreamed of a better life for them- selves and their families.http://www.leprechaunmuseum.ieThe museum’s layout represents 12 chapters of a story that refers to Ireland’s culture identity. Each chapter re ects the mythology of a speci c place or recreates experiences typicallyThis collection of oral stories (both audio and written) explores a legacy of rare stories for the next generation, o ering a unique glimpse of the lives of pioneering African American residents who settled in Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco.AC/E DIGITAL CULTURE ANNUAL REPORT 201755Smart culture. Analysis of digital trends