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Museums for Heritage Preservation and Communication—2nd Edition
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Museums for Heritage Preservation and Communication—2nd Edition

A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408). This special issue belongs to the section "Museum and Heritage".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 4118

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gricelda Herrera-Franco

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Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena (UPSE), Avda. Principal 16, La Libertad 240204, Ecuador
Interests: geopark-geotourism; natural resources; water; sustainability; participative process; geography; environment and planning and management
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Dr. Edgar Berrezueta

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Departamento de Recursos para la Transición Ecológica, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME, CSIC), 33005 Oviedo, Spain
Interests: georesources; applied mineralogy; image analysis; geoheritage

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Museums are a special place of confluence of culture, nature and history, which record the role of human beings with science and technology for their assessment, promotion and dissemination. There is a wide typology of museums. Some ex situ museums, in one place, present various samples that integrate examples, objects and documents of something remarkable or historical that should be highlighted, valued and projected for the service of humanity. There are also site museums (in situ), which take advantage of specific places of determination and values, unite civilizations in their ancestral knowledge and develop a sustainable and well-being culture. There are a variety of museums and a wide and interesting typology. Museums establish development strategies based on culture, nature and related intangible values. Museums help education; they will be synchronized in generating research and innovation projects. There are museums of art, natural history, archaeological, monographic and historical, science and technology, which record facts of life and their progress. Focusing on museums is to increase knowledge, culture and love of science. In geotourism, in situ and ex situ museums are crucial to showing the benefits of the different geosites and value of the geological and mining heritage. It is also strategic to analyze the developments of the Sustainable Tourism community, which presents development opportunities for the rural sector, with an integrating vision of the rescue of ancestral knowledge, educational aspects, its relationship with culture and the application of all funds for a context of sustainability concerning the SDGs, which highlight the resilience of communities in consideration of nature-based solutions. Today's museums use social networks for promotion, and outreach that invites people, including scientists, to get closer and have unique and direct contact with knowledge, culture and innovation. Some museums have promotional videos, and others present their samples in virtual reality, thus facilitating contact and communication.

This Special Issue aims to publish original research focused on these various topics related to Museums for Heritage Conservation and Communication, as well as review articles that discuss and present the current state and case studies and propose new perspectives.

Dr. Gricelda Herrera-Franco
Dr. Edgar Berrezueta
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • on-site museum
  • ex situ museum
  • put in value
  • tangible items
  • intangible elements
  • geosites
  • nature
  • sightseeing
  • communication
  • virtual reality
  • scientific videos
  • education
  • cultural heritage
  • tourism and geotourism

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Evaluating the Impact of XR on User Experience in the Tomato Industrial Museum “D. Nomikos”
by Stella Sylaiou, Panagiotis Dafiotis, Christos Fidas, Elia Vlachou and Vani Nomikou
Heritage 2024, 7(3), 1754-1768; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7030082 - 20 Mar 2024
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This study presents the background and the evaluation of integrating eXtended Reality (XR) in the permanent exhibition at the Tomato Industrial Museum “D. Nomikos”. This paper firstly provides the context of this study by outlining the methodological, technological, and museological approaches undertaken to [...] Read more.
This study presents the background and the evaluation of integrating eXtended Reality (XR) in the permanent exhibition at the Tomato Industrial Museum “D. Nomikos”. This paper firstly provides the context of this study by outlining the methodological, technological, and museological approaches undertaken to integrate XR in a quest to enhance visitors’ meaningful engagement with the industrial heritage-related exhibition. Storytelling and narration are key elements of the museum’s museological design through audio tours and interactive AR-based visualization n of the machinery’s role and function. This paper presents and discusses the design of the evaluation methodology employed in the context of pertinent methods and approaches used in related research. This study investigates the effectiveness of XR for audience engagement and the added value that such technologies offer to the user experience as well as possible improvements. The main method adopted for gathering quantitative data is the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ), and for qualitative data, through semi-structured interviews. Moreover, the findings are analyzed, interpreted, and discussed. Based on a case study, this paper offers a broader discussion of the challenges and prospects connected to the quest of employing emerging technologies and assessing their impact on visitors’ museum experience, reaching conclusions for future directions in the field. Full article
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Addressing Sustainability in Portuguese Museums and Heritage: The Role of Cultural Policies
by Ana Carvalho and Clara Frayão Camacho
Heritage 2023, 6(12), 7742-7754; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6120407 - 16 Dec 2023
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The Future Museums Project Group was created under the Portuguese Ministry of Culture with the mission of proposing recommendations for a 10-year public policy for museums, palaces, and monuments, considering sustainability, accessibility, and innovation issues and their relevance in society. Against this background, [...] Read more.
The Future Museums Project Group was created under the Portuguese Ministry of Culture with the mission of proposing recommendations for a 10-year public policy for museums, palaces, and monuments, considering sustainability, accessibility, and innovation issues and their relevance in society. Against this background, museums were understood as agents of change with a role to play in achieving a more sustainable future, and culture as a fundamental pillar for democracy and sustainable development. This study discusses the findings of the project, focusing on three features that highlight the approach adopted to sustainability, which included collections management, participation, and mediation. Drawn from empirical research, a series of concrete recommendations, both for policy makers and museums, are discussed. The study concludes by arguing that cultural policies must place sustainability at the core of their strategy in order to function as a framework to drive and implement sustainable development practices in museums and heritage. Furthermore, within the scope of post-pandemic recovery plans, climate emergency, and the energy crisis, it is even more pressing that cultural policies provide support for museums and heritage and ensure that they have the conditions and resources to be able to move forward in a more integrated manner, thus contributing to a sustainable future. Full article
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Museums and the Post-Digital: Revisiting Challenges in the Digital Transformation of Museums
by Polina Nikolaou
Heritage 2024, 7(3), 1784-1800; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7030084 - 20 Mar 2024
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This paper considers the digital transformation of museums and, particularly, the challenges museum professionals face today in the implementation of digital practices. The exploration of the challenges that museum professionals need to address, and the values associated with the “digital” are critical in [...] Read more.
This paper considers the digital transformation of museums and, particularly, the challenges museum professionals face today in the implementation of digital practices. The exploration of the challenges that museum professionals need to address, and the values associated with the “digital” are critical in the context of current and rapid sociocultural and technological changes. This paper reviews a diverse typology of resources—including project reports and deliverables, qualitative and quantitative surveys, academic articles, edited volumes, and chapters—relevant to the implementation of digital practices in the “backstage of museums.” This essay will show that, although digital technologies have acquired a normative presence, organisational and technical challenges in the “backstage” of museums pose systemic problems in their digital transformation. These are systemic problems related to skills and knowledge, and human and financial resource deficits, which result in museum professionals exerting constant effort to keep up with the rapid changes in digital technologies with limited resources at hand and the risks of technological obsolescence and abandonment always present. Situated within the emerging literature advocating for a holistic, ethical, and sustainable digital transformation of museums, this paper draws attention to the implications of the digitalisation of museums in the transition to a responsible and sustainable digital future in a European context. It argues that a relational understanding of sustainability and ethics can be a pivotal first step towards the formation of a digitally purposeful museum in the post-digital era. Full article
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