Psst! Not on everyone’s lips

Psst!

Enhancing the interaction between visitors and small cultural heritages forgotten by the digital revolution

Digitalisation allows large museums to exploit increasingly advanced technologies, which enhance the user experience and ensure greater visibility with the public. However, at the same time, smaller institutions and cultural centers are being adversely affected by this process: with their limited resources, it is impossible to keep up with the fast pace of digitalisation.

Large institutions have long leveraged technology to accompany their visitors, from the simplest audio guides to interactive panels. Cutting edge museums are now enhancing the visitor experience by providing sophisticated technologies, such as: the Internet of things, augmented and virtual reality, scanners and 3D printers.

“Psst!” is a collective showcase for the promotion and knowledge of small cultural sites, which allows the users to discover new synergies between the heritages on the platform. On the one hand, the solutions offered by the project allow visitors to access minor heritages, often of a popular nature and linked to local tradition. On the other hand, they help small museums and cultural organizations to obtain a digital space with a limited use of resources, both in terms of time and money. The user experience of the platform and a high degree of accessibility of users and stakeholders are therefore pivotal to the research that is carried out for the development of “Psst!”.

A specific case study was developed according to a practice based research approach in order to bring the project concept to an experimental level.