On 21 December 2018, MUSEUM BOOSTER has released the Museum New Media Barometer 2018, a report on the usage of new media by the most-visited museums worldwide. It is the second edition of a survey on the digitalisation in the
Presentation of Sofia Widmann at the ICOM ICEE conference in Madrid What is the future of museums? How can museums stay (or become) relevant? On 13 November 2018, Sofia Widmann provided some answers to these questions on the Cultural Heritage
Usage of new media in museums – update soon to be provided by leading cultural institutions There is obviously an increasing usage of new media in museums. In my day-to-day work, I encounter more museums wishing to implement interactive experiences.
Museums in a smart city – all tourist attractions in one application September 2015, a Touring Exhibition Meeting in Istanbul. The meeting place of East and West was selected to host the conference of professionals from the entertainment and museum
What you need to know if you decide to create a museum app – developers’ opinion Sunny morning in Vienna. I take my bicycle and ride into the 5th district of Vienna – famous for Naschmarkt and its eye-catching Jugendstil
Review of museum apps – 10 features which enhance the visitor experience Last autumn I visited New York for the first time. The list of museums that I wanted to see was very long, which left not so much time
Instant shopping – how to increase sales in museums with the help of modern technology It is forbidden to take photos at the Prado. I found out about it when I was trying to capture a donkey at the painting
Art selfie – turning a museum into a virtual playground (for kids and adults alike) A soup can got it, Marilyn Monroe got it, and now you can get it too – the Andy Warhol treatment. The retrospective Andy Warhol
How can small museums be found – clever and cheap ways to increase museum attendance Almost ten years ago, I attended an exchange programme at Sophia Antipolis University in Nice. Spending a month on the Côte d’Azur, I wanted to
Influence of new media technologies on the success of museum exhibitions – a summary A new era for museums has started: the era of communicating with the visitors. When creating an exhibition, it is not enough anymore to hang precious