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Museum-audience interaction within permanent exhibitions of natural history museums: a systematic literature review Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Reet Mägi
This article reviews the ways in which research into natural history museums has focused on interactions of visitors with permanent exhibitions. The review covers research articles published in pee...
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The role of the museum shop in sustainable futures Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Jamie Larkin, Victor Oliveira, Queen Allotey-Pappoe
In recent years the museum shop has been recognized as an important part of the broader organization, both in its economic contribution and its cultural impact on the visitor experience. Yet little...
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Creating of a xylarium and herbarium with a preventive conservation profile: review of procedures and materials Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 José Luís Silva, Rui Bordalo, José Pissarra, Paloma de Palacios, Cristiana Vieira, Eduarda Vieira
The significance of plant material sample deposits extends beyond the scientific community, with various industries, historians, and law enforcement agencies increasingly relying on them. Preservin...
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The typology of drones-based initiatives by Italian museums Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 André Carlos Busanelli de Aquino, Deborah Agostino, Lorenza Querini
This study explores the emerging role of drones in museum management, with a special focus on the Italian context. Despite their prevalent use in other fields, drones remain underexplored in the mu...
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Editorial Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 James M. Bradburne
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 39, No. 4, 2024)
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Beyond numbers: visual and textual diversity in the online art database Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Clara Bylund, Anna Näslund
This study investigates visual and textual diversity in the online art database with Nationalmuseum as a case study. It combines quantitative and qualitative methods to characterize different types...
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Following community guidelines in publishing Native American archaeological collections online Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-14 Matthew C. Sanger
Multiple sources of pressure are impacting museum professionals who steward Native American collections as they decide what should be made available to the public. This includes sharing imagery of ...
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Museums as catalysts for social change: reconstructing the narrative in Danish Society Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Livia Prescha
This research delves into the dynamics of power within Danish society and its impact on marginalized communities. It addresses the issues associated with current policies in Denmark, with a particu...
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The edutainment scan: immersive media and its deployment in museums Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 William R. Illsley, Gunnar Almevik, Jonathan Westin, Jasmine-Beatrice Aavaranta Hansén, Elin Fornander, Ellen Hallgren, Wilhelm Lagercrantz, Petrina Vasileiou
This article addresses the usage of immersive media in museum exhibitions, departing from the conviction that to maintain their credibility, museums need to work systematically with source criticis...
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Social inequality determines science museums attendance in Latin America: a quantitative analysis of data from seven countries Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Carmelo Polino, Luisa Massarani, Emily Dawson
This paper examines cultural engagement with science in Latin America based on probabilistic models derived from quantitative data gathered on public perceptions of science. We explore the influenc...
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Whose culture is it anyway? Perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities in Greece Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Loukia Chaidemenaki, Olga Kolokytha
This research examines perceptions of accessibility in museums by professionals who work with people with intellectual disabilities and live in housing/rehabilitation settings in Greece and highlig...
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War heritage impact on museum dynamics in Budapest: a multidimensional analysis of visitor satisfaction through cultural, statistical, and netnographic modalities Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 János Csapó, Éva Schultz
This study examines the museums in Budapest, Hungary, particularly those themed around World War and Cold War history. Recent years have witnessed these institutions attracting substantial domestic...
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Editorial Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 James M. Bradburne
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 39, No. 3, 2024)
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‘Critically disruptive’ museum interpretation as a methodology for challenging popular perceptions of Roman Britain Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Antony Lee
Scholarly perceptions of Roman Britain and the wider Roman world have changed significantly in recent years, increasingly exploring more nuanced understandings of lived experiences and cultural int...
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Multisensory museum experience: an integrative view and future research directions Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-26 Dan Luo, Lieve Doucé, Karin Nys
In museum and aesthetic contexts, the role of multisensory experiences in boosting visitor engagement is well-recognised. Yet, the diverse disciplinary perspectives have led to a scattered and some...
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Museum institutions and fashion: determinants of museums’ involvement in fashion-related activities Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-26 Monika Murzyn-Kupisz, Jarosław Działek, Dominika Hołuj
Fashion and textiles have always been present in museum collections and exhibitions. In recent years, however, they seem to be becoming more visible, both in response to the interest of curators an...
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Museum diplomacy: how cultural institutions shape global engagement Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Alissandra Cummins
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 39, No. 3, 2024)
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Creative futures for cultural heritage: a typology of creative practice in the GLAM sector – towards a creative heritage approach Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Lauren Istvandity, Sarah Baker, Paul Long
This article seeks to develop a non-prescriptive typology of creative practice and its role in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) institutions through an examination of published res...
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Awe in the museum: casting light on the role of the curator Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-21 Marzia Varutti
Most discussions of awe in psychology and philosophy refer to experiences of this emotion occurring in museums; however these discussions tend to focus solely on the exhibit (e.g., the art masterpi...
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Correction Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-04
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Translating environmental memory in a natural history museum Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Sophie Decroupet
Faced with the environmental crisis, natural history museums have started to redefine their roles and look for new ways to represent natural changes. In exhibitions, this has led to an evolution co...
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Copyright protection: a key element in realizing the development potential of digital cultural and creative products in museums Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jingwen Zhang, Yueyang Li
Digital cultural and creative products, specifically Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), have emerged in recent years, attracting numerous museums to explore their potential and creating a unique cultural ...
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Inclusivity and digital technologies in museums: lessons from an Italian experience Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Silvia Fissi, Elena Gori, Alberto Romolini
This paper explores an emerging research field that considers both digital technologies and social inclusion to create a novel approach to museum management. It investigates the use of digital tech...
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Museums and the spectre of societal collapse: the museum as lifeboat Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-24 Bernadette Lynch
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 39, No. 2, 2024)
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Editorial Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 James M. Bradburne
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 39, No. 2, 2024)
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Alone together? Solitary and shared visiting practices of pairs in the art museum Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Luise Reitstätter, Dimitra Christidou
As most visitors attend museums accompanied, this paper investigates visiting practices in the art museum by asking: How do visitors, coming as a group of two, explore the exhibition space and refl...
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Visitor orientation as a game changer for the digital transformation of museums Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Monika Stelmaszczyk, Agata Pierscieniak, Izabela Krawczyk-Sokolowska
The pandemic crisis has accelerated the process of digital transformation in museums. The introduction of innovations in the area of communication and processes of providing museum services to visi...
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Public art and private wealth: the controversial collaboration between the national museum in Norway and Fredriksen Family Art Company Ltd Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Ida Uppstrøm Berg, Håkon Larsen
There has been much discussion in the US and European media about the evolving relationship between wealthy private art collectors and underfunded public art museums. This paper examines the public...
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Editorial Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 James M. Bradburne
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 39, No. 1, 2024)
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Curating lively objects: exhibitions beyond disciplines Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Viviane Gosselin
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 39, No. 1, 2024)
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Civil war, museum and iconoclasm in Northern Ethiopia: Dessie and Merho Museums in focus Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Mohammed Jemal Ahmed
Ethnically or religiously motivated civil war and the subsequent iconoclastic acts are practical challenges that museums face in the twenty-first century. This article briefly discusses the destruc...
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‘Qualifying the sacred: recognising First Nations cultural values in the management and repatriation of museum collections.’ Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Michael Pickering
Australian collecting institutions and heritage agencies have been returning Ancestral Remains and secret-sacred objects to Australian First Nations communities for over 30 years. In recent years, ...
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Study examines parent–child families’ interactions with exhibits in natural history museum Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Shangshang Zhu, Luze Zhang, Yenan Dong, Wenjie Li, Qin Guo
This study aims to examine how parent–child families interact with exhibits while visiting a natural history museum. The study included 71 parent–child families with children aged 3–12 visiting the...
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Driving co-engineering in virtual children’s museum: using community engagement Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Zhiwei Wang, Shuke Xu, Ziqi Li
This study aimed to develop the Sanxingdui Online Children's Museum application jointly. The authors of the study, children aged 12–15, software developers and museum visitors were the co-designers...
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COVID-19 and the economic sustainability of Italian museums: can digital technologies enhance new revenue models? Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Deborah Agostino
This study analyses the impact of COVID-19 on the economic sustainability of Italian museums and questions whether the wide diffusion of digital technologies can enhance new revenue models. Museums...
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Are contemporary art museums non-profit institutions? Axioms, paradoxes, and contradictions on the economic role of museums Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 María Santandreu, Luis D. Rivero-Moreno
The museum’s practices, spaces, and goals have evolved significantly in recent decades. Therefore, ICOM created in 2017 a working group commissioned to revise the former definition, established sin...
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Diversified visitors’ participation roles as an innovation factor: a case study of the ‘Seoul Museum of Art Group’ Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Yon Jai Kim, Byung Jin Choi
This study analyses the managerial innovation process from 2019 to 2021 of the Seoul Museum of Art Group (SeMA Group), composed of seven museums. The SeMA Group changed its policy based on theoreti...
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When stories are not the same: power and powerlessness in a Nigerian Museum Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Abideen David Amodu, Yakub Adedolapo Aderibigbe
In this paper, we provide an alternative reading to one of the most fundamental claims of the exhibitionary complex, which argues that museums are symbols of power, greatness, wealth, and progress....
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Editorial Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 James M. Bradburne
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 38, No. 6, 2023)
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Museums and wealth: the politics of contemporary art collections Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Shen Qu
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 38, No. 6, 2023)
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The colonial roots of botany – legacies of empire in the botanic gardens of Oxford and Kew Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Vibe Nielsen
Although the involvement of botanic gardens in the colonial expansion of the British Empire is well documented, the public communication of this part of the history of the gardens is not as visible...
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Repatriation of aboriginal sacred objects: prospects for the return of the poorly provenanced Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Jason Gibson, Iain G. Johnston, Michael Cawthorn
This paper explores the challenges of repatriating poorly documented Aboriginal sacred religious objects from Central Australia. The authors present an overview of historical endeavours to repatria...
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TikTok in museum management: an effective museum enhancement tool? Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Francesco Carignani, Gesualda Iodice, Francesco Bifulco
Digital environments nowadays play a central role in creating value for organizations. In the cultural sector, the creation of value of organizations and in particular of museums is facing a paradi...
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Dialogues with cultural heritage via museum digitalisation: developing a model of visitors’ cognitive identity, technological agent, cultural symbolism, and public engagement Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Zirui Wang, Jie Meng
The digitalisation of museums is critical for preserving cultural artefacts and for public education. However, what digitally attracts younger generations to cultural heritage displays while boosti...
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Achieving museum performance: the role of learning orientation and product innovation Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Nikita Tryapkin
This paper explores the role of learning orientation in the museum sector by examining the relationships between learning orientation and product innovation with museum performance outcomes. Additi...
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Green public procurement in the museum sector: a first look at evidence Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Michal Plaček, Vladislav Valentinov, Cristina del Campo, Markéta Šumpíková, František Ochrana
Despite the considerable practical significance of implementing green public procurement in the museum sector, this topic remains largely unexplored in the literature. To address this gap, we condu...
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The slow museum: the affordances of a university art museum as a nurturing and caring space for young children and their families Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Nicola Wallis, Kate Noble
Museums are increasingly considering civic responsibilities towards the communities of which they are a part. In this study, a group of families with children aged between two and four years visite...
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Diversity as a matter of reality or a perception at the museum: samples of approaches and practices through research and analysis Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Ceren Güneröz, Ayşem Yanar
This study discusses diversity within the context of museums in Turkey. In this sense, the exhibitions, activities, and performances, including diversity within the functions of the museum studies,...
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Contesting collectors and conventions. An interdisciplinary approach to analyzing narrative identity in collectors’ museums Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Julie Lejsgaard Christensen
For years, critical museology has called for museums to question and revise their narratives and praxes. Current societal discourses on representation and inclusion in cultural heritage has made th...
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Play in museums: a scoping review Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Nanna Holdgaard, Anne Rørbæk Olesen
This article presents a quantitative scoping review of play in museums, focusing on when, where, and how play has been applied and researched. The findings indicate that the attention to play in mu...
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Understanding virtual museum visits: generation Z experiences Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Tanja Komarac, Đurđana Ozretić Došen
This paper aims to provide new insight into creating authentic Web-based virtual museum experiences by exploring positive and negative elements of the experiences of Web-based virtual museum visits...
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The temporary exhibition as a tool for communication and relationship between science and society: the case study of the Darwin-Dohrn Museum in Naples (Italy) Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Thalassia Giaccone
The temporary exhibition ‘Sharks of the Mediterranean sea’ features scientific and artistic collections. Priority focus is the knowledge of the biodiversity of the selachians of the Mediterranean s...
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Photo-Museology – The presence of absence and the absence of presence Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Carol E. Mayer
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 38, No. 5, 2023)
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Editorial Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 James M. Bradburne
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 38, No. 5, 2023)
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Digitally enriched museum experiences – what technology can do Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Licia Calvi, Arnold P.O.S. Vermeeren
The recent pandemic crisis, coupled with the rapid development of new technologies, has shown what new opportunities exist for designing enriched museum experiences. In this article, we collected t...
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In what ways can Rapid Response Collecting be utilised by museums as a curatorial approach in advocating increased democratic and egalitarian approaches towards art within society? Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Laura Clark
Rapid Response Collecting (RRC) is a recent approach in museum collecting, where museums acquire objects considered reflective, illustrative, or exemplary of recent trends, current topics or social...
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How to address a ‘curation crisis’: rethinking collection storage at the Museum of Tropical Queensland Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Sophie Price
ABSTRACT Since the establishment of early colonial museums, concerns around collection storage, funding, and staffing levels have continued to exacerbate ‘curation crises’. In 2020, the Museum of Tropical Queensland began to address its own ‘curation crisis’ by restructuring the First Nations collections in storage and auditing collection knowledge. The project reconfigured embedded colonial structures
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Editorial Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 James M. Bradburne
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 38, No. 4, 2023)
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Museum literature as a foundation for change: new perspectives for museum practice Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Joy Davis
Published in Museum Management and Curatorship (Vol. 38, No. 4, 2023)
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Robots onboard? Investigating what individual predispositions and attitudes influence the reactions of museums’ employees towards the adoption of social robots Museum Management and Curatorship (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-22 Artur Modliński, Paweł Fortuna, Bohdan Rożnowski
The digital transformation is affecting museums. New technologies such as applications, beacons, QR codes, virtual guides, holograms, touchscreens, and augmented reality are commonly adopted. Altho...