New Digital Technologies, Apps and Tools for Museums and Galleries
The Loupe at the National Museum of History


Time & Location
27 Nov 2014, 14:00 – 16:00
Sofia, BojanaVitosha, ul. "Vitoshko lale" 16, 1404 Sofia, Bulgaria
About the event
Organisers: National Museum of History and Digital Spaces Living Lab
Workshop and discussion for museum experts (max 20 participants)
Brief presentation of the EMEE (Eurovision Museum Exhibiting Europe) project, Tsvetana Kyoseva, NMH
Live demonstration of the digital loupe in Hall 2 of NMH, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Presentation of preliminary results of the digital loupe trials with school children carried out in November 2014 at NMH, Stavri Nikolov, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Brief presentation of the following projects: - eCultValue, eCultObservatory, and meSch (Material EncounterS with digital Cultural Heritage), Stavri Nikolov, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Bulgariana in the context of Europeana, Mariana Damova, Mozaika
Brief presentations of other mobile and web apps that could be used in museums and art galleries - ColorExtract and Autotag.me, Georgi Kadrev, Imagga, and TagStory, Kyrre Havik Eriksen, TagStory and Stavri Nikolov, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Discussion how mobile apps, tools and gadgets based on advanced information and communication technologies could be designed, made, tested and used in museums and art galleries.
For more information about the digital loupe see:
http://waag.org/en/news/travelling-loupe