Integrating ICT in Exhibitions, 6th October 2008
Integrating ICT in Exhibitions
On 6th October 2008, a round table was held at the Conference Room of the Manchester Museum in Oxford Road under the title 'Integrating ICT in museums'. The event brought together academics, museum professionals and ICT specialists with the aim of debating current and emerging ways to integrate interactive technology in museums and galleries.
The event was part of a postdoctoral research project funded by the British Academy and developed at the Centre for Museology that explores the specific usefulness of ICT for museums and galleries. The project includes a qualitative investigation of the incorporation of ICT in the exhibition design, with particular reference to museums and galleries in Manchester.
Integrating ICT
The discussion addressed five main questions:
- Why...do we need ICT? What is the motivation (learning, communication, social and political pressures) behind their integration in museums and galleries?
- What...does integration mean and which resources have been and should be involved?
- When...have ICT been or should be integrated (in which stage of exhibition development)?
- How...have ICT been or should be integrated? Is there any difference depending on the knowledge domain, the presence of objects, the target audience or the expected outcomes?
- Who...should be involved in the process (museum staff, external companies)?
Programme and Participants (PDF)