diff --git a/birdvisu/__init__.py b/birdvisu/__init__.py
index e69de29..373ef8f 100644
--- a/birdvisu/__init__.py
+++ b/birdvisu/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+assets = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / 'assets'
diff --git a/birdvisu/assets/.gitkeep b/birdvisu/assets/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29