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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Since 1994, the District Six Museum, in constructing histories of forced removals from District Six, Cape Town, commenced as a post-apartheid memory project which evolved into a memorial museum. Design has been a central strategy claimed by the museum in its process of making memory work visible to its attendant publics evolving into a South African cultural brand. Co-design within the museum is aesthetically infused with sensitively curated exhibitions and a form of museumisation, across two tangible sites of engagement, which imparts a unique visual language

Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit vor allem mit semantischen Technologien, die einen Mehrwert für die digitale Museumsarbeit bieten können. Dabei wird sowohl der aktuelle Forschungsstand zusammengefasst, als auch Grundlagen aus den Bereichen Ontologie und Digital Humanities vermittelt, die für Museumsspezialist*innen relevant sein könnten. Ein Überblick über aktuelle und vergangene museale Projekte, welche semantische Technologien erfolgreich implementiert haben wird ebenfalls gegeben. Außerdem wird ein Überblick über eine Auswahl an museums-spezifischen Anwendungen und Tools auf Grundlage von semantischen Technologien geliefert. Insgesamt soll ein niedrigschwelliger Einstieg in das Thema Semantic Web geschaffen werden, der speziell als Einstiegsliteratur für Museolog*innen oder andere museale Fachkräfte konzipiert wurde, und keinerlei Vorkenntnisse im Bereich der Informatik erfordert.:1 Einleitung: Digitalisierung im Museum- Nachholbedarf und Zukunftsvision 2 Das Semantic Web und Metadaten im musealen Bereich 2.1 Grundbegriffe 2.1.1 Semantic Web und semantische Technologien 2.1.2 Ontologien 2.1.3 RDF 2.1.4 Metadaten 2.1.5 Normdaten 2.1.6 Taxonomien und Thesauri- Terminologiekontrolle 2.1.7 Versionierung 2.2 Relevante Sprachen, Formate und Systeme 2.2.1 XML und SPARQL 2.2.2 Metadatensysteme und Dublin Core 2.2.3 OAI PMH 2.2.4 URIs, URLs, URCs und IRIs 2.2.5 JSON-LD 2.2.6 OWL 2.2.7 CIDOC CRM 2.2.8 LIDO 2.3 Tools zum Sammlungsmanagement 2.3.1 MuseumSpace 2.3.2 Arches 2.3.3 Fedora 2.3.4 Protégé 3 Museumsrelevante Projekte auf Grundlage semantischer Technologien 3.1 Europeana und EDM 3.2 MuseumFinland und Ontogator 3.3 WissKI 3.4 BellKnow – Eine multimediale Ontologie für bulgarische Museen 4 Umsetzbarkeit und Training für Experten 4.1 MOOCs – Weiterbildung im großen Rahmen 4.2 ART UK – Outsourcing des Digitalisierungsprozesses 5 Mögliche Anwendungen in der Zukunft 5.1 OntoArt DE – ART UK mit Semantic Web? 5.2 Museum.Cloud- Ein wirklich virtuelles Museum? 6 Fazit

Master´s thesis is focused on educational materials for children visitors of Technical Museum of Brno. Supporting materials are divided into two categories. Materials in the form of a printed guide for parents with children, folding worksheets and worksheets for school groups accompanied by a teacher. Educational tool for school groups are color-divided into three age groups for elementary schools. Supplementary materials are methodological sheets for teachers.

Project of revitalization of Technical museum Brno deals with extension of its complex. Museum has not enough capacity to shelter and expose all its large vehicles. The extension of transport museum is designed as an urban complex based on axes. The large architectural scale presents monumental objects as small as collection of toys. Typology is minimalistic and variable so it could react on various demands of exhibitions designers and public. Analytical part examines researches about museum exhibition's evolution and contemporary trends.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Johannesburg, March 2016. / Heritage tourism has emerged as an important part of tourism growth in the new South Africa. It contributes significantly in demonstrating the diverse cultural offerings that the country has to offer. Struggle heritage is one of the elements that attract tourists to visit South African museums. Using a mixed methods approach of quantitative and qualitative data, this study explored the motivations, experiences and understanding of heritage of 100 local tourists at Liliesleaf Farm Museum (50 respondents) and the Hector Pieterson Memorial & Museum (50 respondents), both based in Johannesburg. This research adds to the debates on how people perceive heritage and how important it is to them. The findings suggest that South Africans desire to visit heritage sites but due to the unavailability of information and inadequate communication between museum marketers and the public, local tourists are less likely to visit. Overall, this study suggests that although creating memorable and unique visitor experiences is essential, being in regular contact with repeat and prospective visitors is paramount for the growth and sustainability of the museum and the continued dialogue of the struggle, as well as the development and advancement of Heritage Tourism in South Africa. / GR 2016

The purpose of this thesis was to understand how museums make their establishment accessible, if there are any obstacles in their accessibility and in that case what effects this can cause. The thesis examines accessibility at seven museums in Stockholm by participatory observation area with focus on the visitor experience for wheelchair users. The thesis also investigates whether lack of accessibility and inclusion had any possible effect on the visitor experience by means of interviews and content analysis of the accessibility information provided on the museums' websites and annual reports on what measures have been taken by the museum to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.  The results from all seven investigated museums demonstrated that physical accessibility was taken into account but to a certain extent, there have been lifts, ramps, accessible entrances and accessibility-adapted toilets. There were also some positive aspects of accessibility that transcended the most basic accessibility guidelines. Obstacles were identified during all seven observations and these mainly related to exclusionary design of the exhibitions, which in turn affected the visitor experience negatively. The interviews showed that the informants had experienced obstacles at the specified museums and also other museums. In summary, it can be stated that all aspects of accessibility affect the visitor experience, even if the overall experience is positive. Obstacles in accessibility can have negative effects both on the visitor experience but also individually with a negative impact on feelings of independence and/or belonging. The museums' annual reports and the accessibility information from the museums' websites all showed that they are actively working with accessibility, although the extent to which varies. The accessibility information could vary in how well the accessibility adaptations were described and there were few measures reported for people with reduced mobility in the museum’s annual reports. This compiled material demonstrated that there is a knowledge gap regarding accessibility at the museums and together with the material from the interviews and the observations it can be claimed that there are several measures the museums can take to improve accessibility. Finally, a lack of inclusion and accessibility has major effects both on an individual and a societal level. The effects on the individual level have already been mentioned as a negative impact on feelings of independence and belonging but also a negative impact on the self-image. In summary, the effects on the societal level can be claimed to be low levels of participation in people with disabilities and a maintenance of prevailing normative systems that have a negative effect on inclusion and diversity. This is a two-year master’s thesis in Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies.

This paper uses the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia as a case study to examine the origins and institutional evolution of American regional art museums, identify some of the challenges they currently face, and the important civic and cultural roles they play in their communities. The chapter “Origins” provides a basic overview of Woodmere’s founding and history and considers how, within an American context, such museums eventually evolved from private galleries to publicly engaged nonprofit organizations over the course of the twentieth century as their missions, stakeholders, and audiences evolved. Like other regional art museums that demonstrate the same model, Woodmere’s regional identity and its focus on local art deepen the ties between itself and the community it serves and creates cultural resonances that make regional art museums an irreplaceable part of the American museum industry. However, small regional art museums face important challenges as their finances are more vulnerable, and they must deal with some of the same social, institutional, and ethical issues faced by larger public-facing institutions with a smaller pool of resources. The chapter “Present Challenges” looks at the need to develop sustainable management and financial structures and inclusive strategies to understand and build on audience relationships as a way to survive and grow. The final chapter of the paper “Imagined Futures” concludes and specifically addresses the challenges and possibilities presented by the pandemic, various social justice movements, and the call for institutions to reckon with their own histories in order to form a clear path for the future of regional art museums. / Art History

Museums play a vital role in society as institutions that bear the cultural and historical heritage of the public. In the last decade, visitors' digital habits have steadily been increasing as well as the digital technologies available for museums to use in their exhibitions. Some museums have the desire to accommodate the changes in the visitors' behaviours and embrace new technologies, but they often do not know how to do this sustainably. Previous research indicates that there is a need for guidelines and standards in building digital strategies for museums, this research investigates this issue within Swedish art museums. The purpose of this study is to give a background on digital technology strategies employed by art museums in Sweden. Exploring how the relationship between current strategies and previous research on visitor experience, could benefit the management of art museums and their visitors. A qualitative study with semi-structured interviews was carried out with seven art museums across Sweden about their use of digital technologies and their strategies. The data was then thematically analysed, resulting in five common themes: (1) Prolonged digital development, (2) Digital technology should be purposefully and logically used, (3) Adapting to digital habits as an institution for public access, (4) Museums have limited knowledge of the potential benefits of digital technologies and (5) Museums are trying to meet the visitors' needs and expectations. The research findings show that museums are struggling with the adoption of digital technologies, despite wanting to meet the expectations of visitors, having budget issues, lack of in-house expertise and having difficulties with the complexity of technology. The  data also suggests that Swedish museums need guidance for developing their digital strategies, though the extent of that differs from museum to museum. Museums need to be informed of the possibilities of digital technologies in enhancing visitor experience. Moreover, how digital technology can be used in their specific organisation. Further research can build upon the findings of this study to create guidelines for museums and explore how the research questions can be applied to other countries.