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The traditional international AVICOM Festival (Festival of Audiovisual and Innovative Museum Media Productions) 2023 in combination with the annual General Assembly / Conference of AVICOM will take place from Thursday 21 September (arrival day) to Sunday 24 September.
AVICOM cordially invites you to participate in this year’s General Assembly / Conference. The theme is “The Virtual Museum”: What are the content-related and methodological criteria for a Virtual Museum and what distinguishes it from other online museum databases? In which cases does the installation of a VM make sense? Can and may the VM replace the physical museum? Does the VM pose a threat to the physical museum or can the VM support the physical museum? Are there target groups that can be reached better via the VM than via the physical museum? What opportunities does the VM offer in terms of barrier reduction, inclusion and sustainability?

9:30 – 9:50 Muhammad Zubair Rabbani, Bahawalpur Museum, Bahawalpur, Pakistan:
Virtual Museums: A Gateway to Cultural Exploration
9:50 – 10:00 Yuqiao Hu, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, U.K.:
Empowering Small Museums in Creating Virtual Museums on Social Media Platforms - A Case Study of Longxi County Museum, China
10:10 – 10:30 Nina Pearlman, Andy-Hudson Smith, Valerio Signorelli, Leah Lovett, Jason McEwan, UCL Museums, UCL, London, U.K.:
Bridging Worlds: Novel panoramic capture and virtual navigation of exhibition spaces at UCL
10:30 – 10:50 Kaji Appolinaire, Musée La Blacktude, Yaoundé, Cameroon:
Virtual exhibition on traditional African musical instruments: Issues and audiences
10:50 – 11:00 Kamila Oles, Alan Miller, Open Virtual Worlds Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland, U.K.:
Climate Change and the Virtual Museum
11:00-11:10 Kamila Oles, Alan Miller, Open Virtual Worlds Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland, U.K.:
The digital curation of open-air museum Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) mobile apps
11:10 – 11:20 Discussion
11:20 – 11:35 Short Coffee Break („1 coffee“)
11:35 – 12:00 ONLINE: Nicolle Manuelle Bahia Bittencourt, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan:
From physical to virtual: Information and Communication Technologies Strategies adopted by the National Museum of Brazil and Shurijo Castle in Japan after a destructive fire
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12:00 – 12:15 Michael H. Faber, Chair of AVICOM
Conclusions. Results of the Conference

The traditional international AVICOM Festival (Festival of Audiovisual and Innovative Museum Media Productions) 2023 in combination with the annual General Assembly / Conference of AVICOM will take place from Thursday 21 September (arrival day) to Sunday 24 September.
AVICOM cordially invites you to participate in this year’s General Assembly / Conference. The theme is “The Virtual Museum”: What are the content-related and methodological criteria for a Virtual Museum and what distinguishes it from other online museum databases? In which cases does the installation of a VM make sense? Can and may the VM replace the physical museum? Does the VM pose a threat to the physical museum or can the VM support the physical museum? Are there target groups that can be reached better via the VM than via the physical museum? What opportunities does the VM offer in terms of barrier reduction, inclusion and sustainability?
9:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:15 Opening
Professor Monique MacKenzie, Vice-Principal
(Digital Education, Research and Environment)
Research and Impact team
Alan Miller, University of St Andrews
Michael H. Faber, Chair of AVICOM
Questions of Principle and Basics
Moderation: Janos Tari, Károli Gaspár University Budapest, Hungary / Ex Chair of AVICOM
10:15 – 10:35 Gaoli Liu, National Ainu Museum, Shiraoi Hokkaido, Japan:
Exploring the Advantages and Challenges of Virtual Museums: A Case Study of the National Ainu Museum
10:35 – 10:55 ONLINE: Kathryn Nellis Medill-Torres, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver Colorado, USA:
An Anecdotal Review of the Guiding Questions for AVICOM’s General Assembly Conference 2023
10:55 – 11:55 WORKSHOP PART 1: Under Construction: Understanding Virtual Museum and Sustainability:
Alan Miller, Kamila Oles, Open Virtual Worlds Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland, U.K.; Julia Römhild, Bernd Günter, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Heinrich-Heine- Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
Methodical Approaches
Moderation: N.N.
11:55 – 12:15 Simina Badica, House of European History, Brussels, Belgium:
How to create a virtual European History experience?
12:15 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch (Self-paying)
14:00 – 14:20 Can Chen, Bournemouth University, Poole, U.K.:
Media Arts in Narrative-style Exhibition : Curatorial Approaches in China
14:20 – 14:40 Rasa Bocyte, Max Tiel, Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlands; Arno Verhofstadt, Wendy Van den Broeck, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium:
Remotely Together: The Virtues and Limitations of Social XR in the Cultural Heritage Sector
Attracting Visitors, Barrier Reduction and Sustainability
Moderation: N.N.
14:40 – 15:00 Hazem Mohammed Farrag, Tourist Guidance & Heritage Management, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt:
Exploring the Perspectives and Expectations of Egyptian Tour Guides on the Incorporation of Virtual Museum Tours in Tourism Activities: Implications for Enhanced Tourist Engagement
15:00 – 15:20 Rema Zeynalova, Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan:
Breaking boundries at the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum: Virtual Museum as a tool for increasing accessibility
15:20 – 15:40 Funda Yüksel Özer, Mersin Arkkeoloji Müzesi, Yenişehir Mersin, Turkey:
New Approach to Virtual Museum
15:40-15:50 Discussion
15:50-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 WORKSHOP PART 2: Virtual Museums and sustainable future:
Alan Miller, Kamila Oles, Open Virtual Worlds Research Group, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, Scotland, U.K.; Julia Römhild, Bernd Günter, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Heinrich-Heine- Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
Practical Examples / Case Studies
Moderation: N.N.
17:00 – 17:20 Eva Schubert, Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF), Vienna, Austria
The transnational Museum With No Frontiers programme – online collections, exhibitions, galleries, tours – and hosting the largest online resource dedicated to the artistic legacy of Islam
17:20 – 17:40 Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim, Faculty of Archaeology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt:
Building a Virtual Museum within a Museum: The Zafaran Museum as an Example
17:40 – 18:00 Angelina Hayryan, Sergey Parajanov Museum, Jerewan, Armenia:
The virtual museum as a unique approach to contemporary arts
18:00 – 18:20 Lara Corona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Virtual museums: a threat for ‘real museums’ or an additional value to them?
18:20 – 18:30 Discussion

PHIVE Project is coming to an end… But this is a new beginning! Don't miss this short film which reflects on everything we've come to learn through the past few years and join the Northern Heritage Network: https://northernheritage.org/

Join us on a Zoom-event where we will launch a new website and discuss the future for the Northern Heritage Network, Tuesday 27th September at 14:30 GMT.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84017011396?pwd=b1NKc2dzZUlCY3RoajU5S003L0tGZz09

Join us on this 360º tour around the Donegal County Museum where you will learn about the history of the building itself, what they do in it, the artefacts exhibited and much more!

PHIVE Last Webinar - Virtual Museums, Virtual Tours and Tourism (13-14.30 UK Time)
Is the virtual tourism of pandemic times an answer to climate change?
During the pandemic times, we all got used to virtual meetings and digital voyages with the help of computer-based technology. Museums opened their digital doors to get remote visitors while their real access was totally closed. In this session, we will learn about platforms for virtual tourism and how the concept of virtual museums and tours can be extended and harvested for the sake of cultural heritage.
Speakers:
- Alan Miller (University of St Andrews) & Mayo County Council Team will be introducing a new VR app for tourists made in STRATUS.
- Gunnar Liestöl (University of Oslo) will talk about a Situated Simulation app.
- Hafþór S. Helgason (EFLA), geoprapher and multimedia expert, will present an introduction to informative 360 VR tours in East Iceland using the Kuula platform.
Join us and spread the word! This is the last of 5 webinars on the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage in the digital era
Eventbrite registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../virtual-museums-virtual...

Is the magic circle of gaming for real?
Games and gamification are used more and more within schools and museums and can be a powerful way of communicating cultural heritage. New generations continue to play as adults and today we like to step into magic circles that takes us away from the real reality. In this session we present and discuss how to make gamified experience and why the play is so important as a informative tool.
Speakers:
- Skuli Björn Gunnarsson (Gunnar Gunnarsson Institute's director) will reflect on how games and gamification can be used by heritage institutions for communication. (CINE handbook)
- Sif Baldursdottir (Sales and Marketing Director at Locatify)
- Jonathon Richter (ILRN)
Join us and spread the word! This is the 4th of 5 webinars on promotion and preservation of cultural heritage in the digital era. And don't miss the last one next Tuesday the 31st!
Eventbrite registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../game-based-approach-to...

Can cultural heritage be a larger part of our lives?
Digitisation of heritage collections is an important part of giving more people access to virtual copies of original items and preserving artefacts in digital replicas. In COVID times museums and archives realized more than ever how vital it is to use the internet to bring heritage to people. And how the curiosity of the crowd can be harvested in informative and creative ways. In this session we learn about community engagement, co-production and we discuss how crowdsourcing can be used to gather information and preserve cultural heritage.
Join us and spread the word! This is the third of 5 webinars on promotion and preservation of cultural heritage in the digital era. Stay tuned for more details to come and future events!

Can storytelling benefit from new technology?

Stories shape the world we live in! Stories are a means of sharing and interpreting experiences. They enrich our lives and help form our understanding of the world. Stories connect communities. They carry traditions, values, learning, knowledge, identity, cultural and natural heritage understandings.

Stories are found in all forms of human creativity, art and entertainment, including, speech, literature, theatre, music and song, comics, journalism, marketing, film, television, radio and video games.

Join us for an insightful session and spread the word! This is the 2nd of 5 webinars on the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage in the digital era. Stay tuned for future events!

Eventbrite registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immersive-storytelling-phive-webinar-25-tickets-311926238777

SPEAKERS:
Marri Morrison - North Uist Historical Society, Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath (CEUT)

Known as CEUT (Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath), this dynamic local historical society was formed in October 1987 and since then has built up a collection of objects, photographs and sound archives which vividly reflect the social history of North Uist. A membership of over 300 people supports a committee of volunteers who meet regularly to promote the society’s aims and objectives, as well as organise regular events for and with the local community.

https://www.taigh-chearsabhagh.org/heritage/north-uist-historical-society-ceut/

Kaye Hall - Barbados Museum and Historical Society Educational Officer

Kaye is the Education and Community Outreach Officer at the Barbados Museum & Historical Society where her tole is to pass on history, heritage and culture to my fellow citizens of all ages. "In this role, I foster partnerships with regional education bodies to ensure the propagation and revitalisation of heritage education, as well as with schools, colleges, communities and individual students to ensure that the inculcation of heritage is a rewarding lifelong learning experience."

https://www.facebook.com/barbadosmuseum/


Michelle Cox - Barbados College

Michelle is a Barbadian theatre practitioner and educator. Her primary interest is the safeguarding of Caribbean Intangible Cultural Heritage through the development of a dynamic teaching environment and interactive theatrical presentations.

https://barcommcoll.academia.edu/MichelleCox/CurriculumVitae

Alan Miller - University of St Andrews

Alan has worked with digital technologies to create immersive experiences and facilitate engagement with heritage. He lectures in digital heritage and networking at the school of computer science University of St Andrews. Current projects include collaborations between University of St Andrews, CEUT, Barbados College and Barbados Historical society exploring heritage, storytelling and immersive technologies.

www.openvirtualworlds.org

Facilitated by Catherine Cassidy for PHIVE Northern Peripheries and Arctic project

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immersive-storytelling-phive-webinar-25-tickets-311926238777

Edited video of our live heritage event on the 31st March 2022, a live tour with professor Seamus Caulfield to the Downpatrick Head.

Edited version is here https://fb.watch/cd2OH-mvHq/

Come and see us live where we will be showcasing Project STRATUS live from Ballycastle Community Centre in County Mayo.
For more information on project ‘STRATUS’, please visit our website: https://stratus.interreg-npa.eu/

Virtual reconstructions have given us the opportunity to experience structures and landscapes which may be inaccessible or bygone vestiges of their former selves. Reconstructed digital representations of the past are usually based on scientific research and excavations, and therefore a tool to interpret our ideas and theories of how things could have been which stands up to academic rigor. In this session we will hear of successful historical visualisations and discuss what technologies allow us to create, experience, and learn from evidence-based restoration.

Join us and spread the word! This is the first of 5 webinars on promotion and preservation of cultural heritage in the digital era. Stay tuned for future events!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/303352715137

If you missed the webinar organised by CARARE - Connecting Archaeology and Architecture in Europe (https://www.carare.eu/) which included Catherine Anne Cassidy of Open Virtual Worlds at the University of St Andrews along with Daniel Pletinckx of Visual Dimension bvba regarding informal learning through virtual reconstructions.

Catherine discussed informal learning through virtual reconstructions which you can watch now at your own convenience.

SPEAKERS:
Daniel Pletinckx of Visual Dimension bvba on 'Interactive storytelling in virtual worlds' with case studies from his work at Ename, Aardenburg and Fort Lillo.

Catherine Cassidy of the Open Virtual Worlds group at the University of St Andrews on 'Dissemination Methods for 3D Historical Virtual Environments' with case studies from Calanais, Edinburgh, Perth and Downpatrick Head.

CARARE's website: https://www.carare.eu/