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This study is to suggest a plan for attracting visitors who are a requisite for the survival of museums by combining design factors that visitors can most easily recognize in virtual museums and linking the satisfaction of visitors through the research on the relationship between the design factors of virtual museums in national museums and the satisfaction of visitors. To meet the purpose of the study, the theoretical basis of virtual museum, design factor, satisfaction, and intention to visit was examined through domestic and foreign literature and previous studies. Based on this, research the model and research hypothesis were set up and verified through empirical research. For a more empirical study, after the suitability of the questionnaire through previous studies was examined, 400 questionnaires were distributed to visitors who visited the enterprise exhibition hall in the metropolitan area of Korea. Of these, 340 were used as the final analysis data. The collected questionnaires were analyzed by demographic analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, validity and reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS Ver. 25. Based on the results of the empirical statistical analysis, the study set the direction of the research considering the realistic meaning of the research results. Through the empirical analysis of this study, it was found that the satisfaction with the design factors of colour, graphics, and letters visitors to the virtual museum lead the s to a positive intention of visiting the museum based on the future existence and operation. Therefore, while the promotion of museum collections or museum-related products is very important when the operation or opening of a virtual museum is intended, the persons concerned should recognize that improvement of design factors is an important thing to induce the audience's on-site visit. In this regard, this study implies that it found out that design factors are important aspects attracting visitors and suggested the direction of maintenance and operation of museums. In future studies, it is required to expand the selection of objects for the operation and maintenance of private museums, not national museums. In addition to the design factors presented in this study, it is necessary to research to maximize the efficiency of the virtual museum operation through the verification of various design-related factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents a process of testing a created virtual reality application for displaying the "Hujra", a room for students of the 17th century madrassa in the area of the Silk Road, together with interactive objects. The designed 3D objects had sufficiently small file sizes to be introduced into virtual reality, and the fully mobile application worked effectively using smartphones within the price group available to the average user. The application was presented to a group of students and researchers from Kyrgyzstan. In addition, objects not belonging to the Islamic culture were introduced into the students' room. Pilot tests confirmed the usefulness of the proposed solution of 3D modelling. Interviews with the participants of the experiment and the results of a survey showed that the virtual reality application was a very attractive form of presentation, especially for people belonging to Generation Z. The combination of the complexity of the project and its high availability via smartphones was considered a successful solution by those questioned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Günümüz dünyasının araştırma ve tartışmalarına çoğunlukla dijital dünya ve olanakları konu olmaktadır. Dijital dünya ve gerçek dünya arasındaki sınırlar da gittikçe silikleşmeye hatta yok olmaya başlamıştır. Öyle ki gerçek hayattaki birçok pratik gibi müzeler de dijital ortama taşınmış ve sanal müze olarak adlandırılmışlardır. Dijital imkânlarla toplumlar kültürel değerlerini, sanatlarını ve yaşantılarını dünyanın her yerindeki toplumlara çok kısa bir sürede anlatabilmekte ve tanıtabilmektedir. Bu bağlamda müzeler de sergileme ve kültürel yayılım noktasında farklı algılama kanallarını ve tekniklerini teknolojinin de yardımı ile hayata geçirmiş, kültürel kaynakların paylaşımı ve etkileşimini kapsayan kültürel diplomasi açısından da etkili birer araç haline gelmişlerdir. Özellikle pandemi (Covid-19) sürecinde kültürel ve turistik gezilerin durdurulması sanal müzelere olan ilgiyi de arttırmıştır. Bu noktadan hareketle çalışmanın amacını dünyada ve Türkiye’deki sanal müzelerin kültürel diplomasi perspektifinden öneminin ve işlevinin değerlendirilmesi oluşturmaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda betimleyici bir analiz ile sanal müzelerin ziyaretçi sayıları, dil seçenekleri ve erişim yapılan ülkelere ilişkin verileri bu bağlamda değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda pandemi sürecinde ziyaretçi sayısının geçtiğimiz yıllara göre önemli bir oranda artış gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir. Ancak hangi ülkeden ziyaretçilerin hem dünya hem de Türkiye’deki sanal müzelere erişim gösterdiğine ilişkin herhangi bir veriye ulaşılamamış ve Türkiye’deki sanal müzelerin dil seçeneği sunmadıkları da görülmüştür. Bu nedenle de kültürel diplomasi perspektifinden değerlendirildiğinde söz konusu bu verilerin eksik olması, devletlerin hangi ülkelere yönelik nasıl bir kültürel politika uygulayacaklarına ilişkin bir rehber hazırlanmasında alanında uzman akademisyen ve profesyonellerden destek alınmasını engellemektedir.

Museums share with libraries and archives the mission of safeguarding objects of historical value, but unlike these institutions, they have undergone several modifications over time to take the focus off the object and give more importance to information and the visitor. Currently they encompass different types of experiences, either through digital and interactive elements, or through new approaches, such as storytelling, which has acted as a protagonist of these transformations. In this sense, the museum in the digital modality, known as virtual museum, plays an important role in this sharing of information and experiences. However, by having different modalities of navigation and interaction, especially in formats that simulate the physical visit, such as virtual tour, they present some problems that have been identified in the literature. With this analysis, we try to understand the role of narratives and the way museums use them in the virtual space to understand the gaps in the use of storytelling in this context.

In recent decades, a growing number of museums have adopted digital media, both as an enhancement of exhibitions of real artifacts and as an alternative to traditional display methods. The digital acquisition of artifacts generates accurate 3D replicas that can be displayed via different digital media. With an increase in immersive technologies in the cultural heritage (CH) domain, it is common to see digital artifacts presented in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). This paper presents two user studies conducted in different locations evaluating the use of an AR application in the portrayal of the Mjällby Crucifix artifact. This paper presents the overall results from both user studies evaluating and discussing the AR application on a number of different aspects on a 7-point Likert scale: (1) understanding the artifact, (2) ease of use, (3) object feeling part of reality, (4) perceived visual quality of the object, (5) overall satisfaction experience, and (6) willingness to download the AR application. The results have been compared between genders, age groups, and previous experience with AR. Potential benefits and disadvantages of AR experiences in the context of a museum exhibition were also gathered in free text from the visitors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digitization of Cultural and Museum Heritage represents one of the most engaging challenges that would ensure a sustainable and ethical approach for next generations; digital technology's pervasiveness imposes a comprehensive management of architectural heritage by producing facsimiles of buildings and artworks and by testing robust methodologies, with the final result of providing effective multipurpose models. In this context, the main goal of the present paper is to develop a semantically aware HBIM model that includes an intelligent objects parametrization, leveraging Extended Reality (XR) technologies and digital curation of contents to pursue the preservation of Cultural Heritage (CH) as a whole. This research is implemented in the case study of the Ducal Palace of Urbino that houses the National Gallery of Marche. It was chosen as a remarkable example of a museum located in an architectural complex with a relevant historical background and fine detail of shapes and mouldings. In Italy, as in other European scenarios, museums and their collections need suitable dissemination and management systems that take advantage of the recent digital paradigms. The challenging approach is to exploit existing platforms and software and to adopt a cognitive modelling process, able to develop tools supporting managers and museum curators while enabling user experiences using immersive and interactive features. In order to stress the workflow, this work proposes the use of families with high Level of Detail (LOD) and high Level of Information (LOI). The present article provides, as well, an accurate data enrichment process specifically designed for a gallery's artworks such as paintings and sculptures, in line with the national and international policies. The study presents a robust and reproducible methodology for digital musealization and management, focusing, as future overall objectives, towards a greater merging between the HBIM approach and XR technologies, also facilitated by training new professional figures with more in-depth digital skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this article is to generate and validate a workflow that allows us to use virtual twins obtained from unique buildings of our architectural heritage. These twins will guarantee the preservation and dissemination of cultural assets and will promote universal accessibility through new technologies, such as databases, metaverses, virtual reality, augmented reality or gamification. This universal accessibility is based on new metaverses to offer experiences that allow us to overcome physical barriers and reach any user regardless of their economic or physical condition or their location. To obtain this workflow, we worked with digital twins obtained by photogrammetry. Different databases and metaverses were studied, understanding them as new systems for the representation and dissemination of architecture. These metaverses were critically assessed and screened, looking for the most suitable one to be integrated into an effective workflow that satisfies a series of imposed premises, such as being suitable for use in virtual reality and augmented reality environments. The ultimate goal is the aforementioned universal accessibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Development of effective tools for cultural-heritage education is becoming more and more important in the times we live in. Interactive user activities and visual elements are necessary for better understanding of and immersion in the cultural heritage world. Objectives of our research include the applicability and criteria covered by tools for presenting cultural heritage content. The study is based on an empirical approach, divided in three stages. In the first phase we chose the instruments to be evaluated. The second phase identifies the criteria for evaluating these tools. In the third phase we perform an analysis of how these criteria are met and finally present the results. Our analysis showed that the reviewed instruments do not support all of the necessary specific functionalities and requirements. We think it is necessary to raise awareness among the respective scientific communities and developers of such tools that being able to access and use them smoothly is important for preserving our cultural heritage and educating children in this subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to determine the views of preservice social studies teachers regarding the use of virtual tours during the pandemic period. The study was carried out with the phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs. 20 preservice Social Studies teachers studying at Kutahya Dumlupinar University participated in the study in the 2021-2022 academic year. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling types, was used to determine the research group. The criteria were being a preservice social studies teacher and participating in virtual tour application training. The research data were collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers and analysed with the content analysis technique. As a result of the data analysis, it was seen that the views of the preservice teachers about the virtual tour application were primarily positive. The data obtained from the interviews were divided into six themes: informative, persistent and embodied, attractive and entertaining, practical and easy, economic and providing equal opportunity, and negative opinions. The informative theme is divided into two sub-themes as giving preliminary information and explanation [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose. The aim of the paper is to present the work the Croatian History Museum (CHM) has done to preserve cultural heritage and the use of its digital strategy to present that work. This was applied in the CHM’s plan as the digital editorial board was formed to oversee and curate the Museum’s presence on the social media and the internet. Approach/methodology. The paper showcases the increase of online visitors and users that consume cultural heritage on online platforms through the examples of virtual exhibitions, social media posts and gathered data. The maintenance of a specifically targeted virtual identity of a museum helped in this regard, which is evident in the increase of online visitors. Data was gathered and interpreted by using Google Analytics and Instagram analytical data by the author throughout 2020, and the data suggest that digital museums have a lot of potential, in particular with modern online users. Findings. The data presented in the paper shows that the online visitors were interested in the work of the Museum and that the promotion thorough social media generated online visitors as much as a real-life exhibition. It shows the interest in digital museums and the promotion of museum work online. Research limitations. The author recognizes that the data presented in the paper is gathered only from one source as the author could not access data from other similar institutions which would have been used for comparison. Originality/value. Through empirical examples, the paper showcases how useful a virtual museum can be in raising interest in cultural heritage. This is especially important in times when people cannot attend large social gatherings. Also, the paper describes the events and the work guidelines given at times of crisis such as earthquakes, which the author witnessed himself and participated in.

This paper presents a marketing study of the metaverse's potential audience, particularly focusing on museums' use of cyberspace and how some of their physical functions can be replicated online. Among digital transformations, the metaverse has become one of the most significant alternatives to offline events, with museum exhibitions highly representative of it. However, existing virtual museums fail to attract the MZ generation despite the opportunities arising from their contactless lifestyle. Therefore, this study aims to create new content suggestions that the MZ generation positively reacts to and becomes involved in. This research was conducted through five methods: a literature review, case studies, survey, persona creation, and in-depth interviews. According to the market segmentation and strategy (MS&S) technique, two types of responses were used to create and target two types of personas of potential users—'explorative persona' and 'entertaining persona'. This study thus suggests three future directions and content for metaverse virtual museums to better target the MZ generation: technical development for users of both personas, user creation content to enhance user participation for the users of explorative persona, and more active marketing through various community for the users of entertaining persona. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of museum pedagogy is aimed at the development of research abilities, cognitive interest. Tasks of museum pedagogy are to form an idea of the museum, its functions, and capabilities; develop artistic and creative skills; create conditions for the development of visual culture; increase the number of cognitive forms and tools; expand horizons and world outlook; sparkle cognitive interest and study motivation; develop research skills and abilities. In this sense, museum pedagogy and media education have quite a few similar cornerstones, and so, our project is relevant in both the practical sense and the theoretical sense. The article elaborates upon the creative media production project of a multimedia booklet Taganrog -- the cultural capital of the Don, created by students of Taganrog Institute of Management and Economics in 2021. The theoretical background of the project is media education and museum education pedagogical frameworks. The empirical research embraces primary research of the motives of the educational activity (diagnostics); the survey based on the structured interview questions and the secondary research of the motives of the educational activity (re-diagnostics). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Thai tourism sector has been significantly influenced by recent advances in multimedia technologies that help promote tourism, with Virtual Reality being exemplary. This study analyzes and predicts the behavior of tourists visiting the Virtual Chaiya National Museum to develop standards of quality for its products and services. Virtual Reality is useful in attracting tourists as it applies the concept of gamification using multimedia approaches. A sample of 580 tourists was used, and machine learning techniques were employed to predict the tourists' behavior. The results showed an accuracy of 99.48% using particle swarm optimization with random forest, followed by 99.45% using genetic algorithm search, and 99.13% using best-first search. Methods of feature selection were used with an Apriori algorithm to render the search for the rules governing tourist behavior more efficient. Particle swarm optimization with the Apriori algorithm yielded an effective confidence of 1.0. Tourist satisfaction with the quality of service at the Virtual Chaiya National Museum was 81.2%. The findings here can be used to choose the optimum dataset of features to create an effective prediction model and generate rules that can be used to describe tourist behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, massive digitisation of cultural heritage (CH) assets has become a focus of European programmes and initiatives. Among CH settings, attention is reserved to the immense and precious museum collections, whose digital 3D reproduction can support broader non-invasive analyses and stimulate the realisation of more attractive and interactive exhibitions. The reconstruction pipeline typically includes numerous processing steps when passive techniques are selected to deal with object digitisation. This article presents some insights on critical operations, which, based on our experience, can rule the quality of the final models and the reconstruction times for delivering 3D heritage results, while boosting the sustainability of digital cultural contents. The depth of field (DoF) problem is explored in the acquisition phase when surveying medium and small-sized objects. Techniques for deblurring images and masking object backgrounds are examined relative to the pre-processing stage. Some point cloud denoising and mesh simplification procedures are analysed in data post-processing. Hints on physically-based rendering (PBR) materials are also presented as closing operations of the reconstruction pipeline. This paper explores these processes mainly through experiments, providing a practical guide, tricks, and suggestions when tackling museum digitisation projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In conventional science museums, where collections are at the centre of activities, large financial contributions and staff are required, which results in their existence being unfeasible in many cases, especially in developing countries. We present an alternative proposal: a science centre called Knowledge Paths, which is, simultaneously, a virtual platform and an outdoor museum located on one of the campuses of the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil. The project has a much lower cost than traditional institutions and presents itself as a possibility for mediation between different audiences and scientific knowledge. The approach used is supported by the theoretical framework from Educating Cities and science, technology, society (STS) education. The project proposes itineraries to be followed on campus, through signposts that, in addition to texts about great scientists and other thinkers, contain QR codes linking them to videos, other texts and supplementary materials related to the areas of knowledge associated with the marked places. The project also offers guided tours in which participants visit laboratories and other locations where science is made. The museum has two functioning itineraries: the Epistemological Trail, about history and the main characteristics of different areas of knowledge; and the Light Trail, which is aimed at children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In conventional science museums, where collections are at the centre of activities, large financial contributions and staff are required, which results in their existence being unfeasible in many cases, especially in developing countries. We present an alternative proposal: a science centre called Knowledge Paths, which is, simultaneously, a virtual platform and an outdoor museum located on one of the campuses of the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil. The project has a much lower cost than traditional institutions and presents itself as a possibility for mediation between different audiences and scientific knowledge. The approach used is supported by the theoretical framework from Educating Cities and science, technology, society (STS) education. The project proposes itineraries to be followed on campus, through signposts that, in addition to texts about great scientists and other thinkers, contain QR codes linking them to videos, other texts and supplementary materials related to the areas of knowledge associated with the marked places. The project also offers guided tours in which participants visit laboratories and other locations where science is made. The museum has two functioning itineraries: the Epistemological Trail, about history and the main characteristics of different areas of knowledge; and the Light Trail, which is aimed at children.

This paper presents an overview of various types of virtual museums (ViM) as native artifacts or as digital twins (DT) of physical museums (PM). Depending on their mission and features, we discuss various enabling technologies and sensor equipment with their specific requirements and complexities, advantages and drawbacks in relation to each other at all stages of a DT’s life cycle. A DT is a virtual construct and embodies innovative concepts based on emerging technologies (ET) using adequate sensor configurations for (meta-)data import and exchange. Our keyword-based search for articles, conference papers, (chapters from) books and reviews yielded 43 contributions and 43 further important references from Industry 4.0, Tourism and Heritage 4.0. After closer examination, a reference corpus of 40 contributions was evaluated in detail and classified along with their variants of DT—content-, communication-, and collaboration-centric and risk-informed ViMs. Their system features correlate with different application areas (AA), new or improved technologies—mostly still under development—and sensors used. Our proposal suggests a template-based, generative approach to DTs using standardized metadata formats, expert/curator software and customers’/visitors’ engagement. It advocates for stakeholders’ collaboration as part of a comprehensive validation and verification assessment (V&VA) throughout the DT’s entire life cycle.

One of the main objectives of today’s archaeological sites and museums is the development of research, understood as the interpretation and contextualisation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage to broaden the knowledge and accessibility of archaeological parks often unknown to visitors and the public on a large scale. In this perspective, the Appia Antica Archaeological Park aims to support research in digitising infrastructures and archaeological contexts of high historical and cultural value to plan short- and medium-term preservation and maintenance projects. In this context, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are tools with enormous potential in survey, inspection and digitisation, providing the basis for the subsequent phases of data interpretation, representation and material analysis. Thanks to the photorealistic reconstruction of dense structure from motion (DSfM) in the application of structural inspections, today it is possible to intercept the geometry and material conditions of small, medium and large structures, reducing the costs of inspections, limiting the interruption of the public and providing professionals and visitors with a better volumetric understanding of the system. However, inserting information that gradually accumulates throughout the process requires advanced 3D digital representation techniques, such as HBIM (historic building information modelling), scan-to-BIM approach and interactive forms, such as virtual and augmented reality (VR-AR). For these reasons, this study summarises the experience and lessons learned from the UAV inspection of three research case studies at archaeological, architectural, and infrastructure scales to increase awareness of the Roman-built heritage.

Extended Reality (XR) technology represents an innovative tool to address the challenges of the present, as it allows for experimentation with new solutions in terms of content creation and its fruition by different types of users. The potential to modulate the experience based on the target audience’s needs and the project’s objectives makes XR suitable for creating new accessibility solutions. The “Includiamoci” project was carried out with the aim of creating workshops on social inclusion through the combination of art and technology. Specifically, the experimentation involved ten young people between the ages of 28 and 50, with cognitive disabilities, who participated in Extended Reality workshops and Art Therapy workshops. In the course of these activities, the outputs obtained were two: a virtual museum, populated by the participants’ works, and a digital set design for a theatrical performance. Through two tests, one on user experience (UX) and one on the degree of well-being, the effectiveness of the entire project was evaluated. In conclusion, the project demonstrated how the adopted solutions were appropriate to the objectives, increasing our knowledge of UX for a target audience with specific user needs and using XR in the context of social inclusion.

Historic gardens and their related landscapes are often experienced only for their social, aesthetic, and environmental resources, yet their cultural, architectural, and perceptive significance is often ignored. The paper demonstrates how historic and educational values of historic gardens and related landscapes can be revealed by combining historic maps, reading perspective cones, and also applying advanced digital and educational methods and techniques. Historical maps, especially military and cadastral maps, associated with historical iconography, can provide us with a lot of information to study historical gardens and also to define conservation and valorization plans that are related to the history of the site: geomatics tools to georeference and co-relate metric and non-metric historical maps provide growing useful outputs, that can be deployed through the use of Virtual Hubs, boosting the availability of content and the accessibility of open data for policy makers, experts, and non-expert members. Moreover, they can also support heritage education programs providing the opportunity to allow to understand the wealth of sites now simplified, in their system, with different functions and with a transformed context. The study of historic gardens involves the analysis of the landscape in its dynamism and complexity, defines tools that make users more aware of the richness of our heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the greatest problems in the field of cultural heritage is the process of material destruction of monuments. In most cases, the cause is operational or random wear. Such processes can be slowed down or eliminated thanks to the maintenance process. The most dangerous processes of monument wear and tear are those in which historical objects are exposed to environmental impact. Cycles of weather changes have a particularly negative impact on objects of this type. These types of objects are significantly damaged and are the most difficult to scan. The research work included the scanning of such an object and attempts were made to digitise the point cloud. The monument selected for the model laser scanning was a rock petroglyph located on the slope of the Chatkal mountain near the town of Tashkent in Uzbekistan. The article describes the process of digitally recording a historic object with the use of the Artec Eva scanner. The process of data acquisition from points in space and the processes of highlighting petroglyphs are described. The highlighted model was obtained using proprietary software created for this purpose by the authors of the article. As a result, data were saved which would be difficult to save and read using the previously used 3D scanning techniques. The obtained data can be made available to recipients in the form of exhibits in virtual museums. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(1) Background: Several opportunities have appeared for the dissemination of culture and heritage thanks in part to the widespread use of information and communications technologies. Virtual museums have appeared as innovative technological products but often lack an evaluation of the impact that they have and their success in achieving their purpose. In this sense, this work seeks to evaluate the impact of a virtual museum on users' attitudes toward cultural heritage. (2) Methods: We used a factorial design of 2 (direction of thoughts: positive vs. negative) × 2 (presence level: high vs. low) × 2 (virtual museum vs. interactive website). (3) Results: Attitudes toward heritage can change as a function of a multimedia experience, thought favorability, and presence. In a virtual museum, when general attitudes are evaluated, a sense of high psychological presence reduces the effect that thoughts (especially when negative) have on attitudes. However, in the case of visiting an interactive website, the effect of the direction of thoughts on attitudes occurred regardless of conditions of high or low presence. Similar tendencies are observed for specific attitudinal objects. (4) Conclusion: A virtual museum can have different effects depending on the interaction of important variables from the virtual reality literature and not only the classic main effects. Recommendations for interventions and future practical and theoretical work are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This presentation explores a new strategy in the repatriation policy of exiled Peruvian heritage. Latin American heritage has an important presence in the world's museums, but it is less conspicuous than the heritage of other regions, looted according to cultural origins, colonial ties or economic power. In the early 20th century, scientific research in the Andes preceded the indiscriminate looting that would fill American and world museums with artifacts. In this scenario, the best examples of looted Peruvian heritage were found in foreign museums until 1987. The call for the repatriation of heritage is common from many of the looted countries. Peru is no exception. But such claims are haphazard, circumstantial, erratic and, while legally required, very costly and ultimately, I believe, counterproductive. Unless action is inevitable when, in a rare scenario, a museum showcases Peruvian heritage in an exhibit called "A Stolen World." In this presentation I propose a new strategy to face the immense exiled Peruvian heritage, revaluing repatriation not as a political discourse, and therefore illogical, of heritage policy but in new academic dimensions, of cultural promotion and identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

this article analyzes the use of the virtual museum as a tool for religious education from the study of the construction process of a virtual museum of the catholic religious heritage of Belém, Pará, by students of the Religious Sciences undergraduate course at the Pará State University. The virtual museum, in the form of a website, was created from a field survey on heritage assets conducted in the historic center of Belém, Pará. The website was created with the objective of making this information available to the public through educational processes developed with the help of technology. The conclusion of the research is that heritage education through digital tools is a methodology applicable to religious education, since it enables a knowledge about religious heritage focused on its relevance as places of approach to the sacred and spirituality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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As a number of world museums have closed their doors for the public due to pandemic of the new Corona virus, curators are thinking of alternative ways of audience outreach: 3D virtual galleries are increasingly created, video guided tours shared, digitized collections put online. The new circumstances unquestionably bring potentials for growth, but carry numer­ous risks and inconsideration, as well. Many theoreticians argue that the cri­sis of this scale will undoubtedly fasten the digital transformation in muse­um and arts sector and consequently, in a much more wide sense influence the identity rethinking. However, the research of audience interest to virtual museum tours show there was a peak of just 3 days visiting these, massively followed by a fast decrease even the social isolation was globally still present and museum buildings still locked. Turning back to the genesis of the virtual museums, in the following paper, we will question why there is no interest to virtual museum content. Do tours answer the needs of the contemporary digital-born audience? Do these represent just a copy of settings from phys­ical galleries or use potentials and logic of the new spaces? Will museums finally transform and enter into so many times nowadays mentioned digital shift answering the need of the new, transmedia perception of audience?

This paper presents an ongoing project aiming to make available cultural collections ranging in size from little private collections, temporary exhibitions, to large museums, and that have large, limited, or even no (more) public availability, to a large audience, anywhere and anytime. The aim of the project is to make such collections available virtually through an open, on-line platform for broad, unrestricted access, based on virtual reality techniques.

The following article discusses examples of museums that implement virtual reality in presentations of exhibits and museum objects. Trends that shape contemporary museums are discussed. The aim of the article is to familiarise the reader with the possibilities of modern applications in museum exhibition presentations.

Museum engagement may be an effective approach for decreasing social disconnection and pain among individuals living with chronic pain. In October 2019, we launched a randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of museum engagement for individuals living with chronic pain; the study was halted in March, 2020 due to Covid-19-related safety concerns. This paper describes the process of transitioning from in-person to virtual museum programing in order to continue the study. Virtual museum programing is a feasible option for individuals living with chronic pain that is amenable to research and which may improve accessibility, inclusivity, and scalability relative to in-person programing.

The article presents the results of theoretical substantiation and practical approbation of modern possibilities for applying the visual teaching method. The EU countries' educational experience on modern ways of working with museum expositions to form economic thinking is studied. The content of the two-stage pedagogical experiment is characterized. At the first stage, the possibilities of using educational excursions through museums and historically significant territories of cities as a studying method are researched. The authors' pedagogical product is presented - regional-themed tours on economics' history. Using Ukrainian museums' online resources (virtual tours, virtual exhibitions) has been developed and tested at the second stage. The thematic catalog of Ukrainian museums' online resources for broad research practices has been created. The presented innovative tool has shown its effectiveness in improving the educational process quality, forming information and media literacy, and applying inclusive education. This pedagogical tool is essential in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and for students with disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The cultural heritage (CH) sector has always been looking for preeminent ways to improve visitors' interactions with their collections through interactive technologies such as applications and websites. However, economic inequality between developed and developing countries hinders the effective and widespread deployment of interactive technologies; therefore, there is a lack of understanding about how visitors interact with such applications in developing countries. Our research aims to understand the current user experience (UX) practices with CH interactive technologies in developing and developed countries and discuss how to improve the interactive application design for museums' user experience in developing countries. We conducted two field surveys to examine the current UX practices with audio guides and websites at national CH museums in Vietnam and Australia. Additionally, short interviews with interactive service providers and museum interactive service managers confirm the current UX practices and help to fill the UX gaps in developing countries. Our work complements the wealth of knowledge about designing good UX in developed countries and concludes that UX requirements are likely similar between developing and developed countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Online Museums, or Virtual Museums, are increasingly appearing on the contemporary art scene. Through an analysis of the historical perspective and the recent theories of scholars, the article aims to demonstrate how the Online Museum is a valid tool that can support or completely replace the traditional “physical” museum in carrying on research, enhancement and promotion of cultural heritage, above all the positive aspects of fruition and relationship with a new public. After investigating different definitions and categories of Virtual Museum, and the type of users, there is a list of Online Museum sites, highlighting at the end critical and positive aspects of this trend, that is increasingly conquering the public of art.