This paper explores whether and how University Museums reinterpreted their intended
experience during the COVID-19 pandemic shock. To this end, theoretical insights from the …

Digital technologies are acknowledged as tools to foster visitors' engagement. However, it
has not been further investigated how digital technologies might be a medium for museums …

This paper addresses visions for the future of museums prior to the outbreak of Covid-19.
Aiming to assess whether the societal shifts triggered by the pandemic have caused …

This study investigates the reaction of Italian state museums to the closure of their physical
sites caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, taking the perspective of their online activity on …

Museums depend on two factors to achieve their educational and cultural missions:
heritage/collections and audience. In the past decades the role of museums in society, as …

One of the starkest implications of the COVID-19 global health emergency is how it has
forced a de-prioritization of touch and physicality in our encounters with one another, as well …

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 …

Purpose This paper aims to explore how digital technologies can transform the museum into
an “interaction platform” able to play a key role in the value co-creation processes of the …

With this article, I would like to present a critical examination of my position on the role of
design in museums by focusing on the influence of human-centred design practices (also …

Museums, as many other organisations, froze during the lockdown. Museums offer insights
into varying cultures and since no forms of culture can sustain without the engagement of …