Abstract
Recent years have witnessed an increased development and adoption
of digital technologies in the cultural heritage sector. Besides helping promote
wider accessibility and participation, it has also enabled museums and heritage
institutions to gain access to cultural heritage data and unique insights on visitors’
experiences with cultural heritage. However, while these resources hold the
potential in helping facilitate the sharing of knowledge, and support engaging
diverse perspectives, there still exists limited research on methods and tools that
could aid museum professionals and educators in effectively communicating
derived insights to their audiences. By recognizing narratives as a basic mode of
communication and sensemaking, this paper explores methods and approaches
for designing data-based narratives in the cultural heritage domain. Building on
the practice of data narration, the notions of narrative identity and the
semiosphere, we suggest a framework for building data stories that can
eventually be implemented and used by museum staff with their audiences. The
framework is illustrated in the context of the EU Horizon 2020 project SPICE
(Social Cohesion, Participation, Inclusion through Cultural Engagement) and the
findings will be discussed in relation to citizen engagement for social cohesion
initiatives in the cultural heritage domain.
of digital technologies in the cultural heritage sector. Besides helping promote
wider accessibility and participation, it has also enabled museums and heritage
institutions to gain access to cultural heritage data and unique insights on visitors’
experiences with cultural heritage. However, while these resources hold the
potential in helping facilitate the sharing of knowledge, and support engaging
diverse perspectives, there still exists limited research on methods and tools that
could aid museum professionals and educators in effectively communicating
derived insights to their audiences. By recognizing narratives as a basic mode of
communication and sensemaking, this paper explores methods and approaches
for designing data-based narratives in the cultural heritage domain. Building on
the practice of data narration, the notions of narrative identity and the
semiosphere, we suggest a framework for building data stories that can
eventually be implemented and used by museum staff with their audiences. The
framework is illustrated in the context of the EU Horizon 2020 project SPICE
(Social Cohesion, Participation, Inclusion through Cultural Engagement) and the
findings will be discussed in relation to citizen engagement for social cohesion
initiatives in the cultural heritage domain.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | Mar 2023 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 2023 |
| Event | Extended Intelligence for Cultural Engagement Conference (ExICE) - Bologna, Italy Duration: 15 Mar 2023 → 15 Mar 2023 https://spice-h2020.eu/conference |
Conference
| Conference | Extended Intelligence for Cultural Engagement Conference (ExICE) |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Bologna |
| Period | 15/03/2023 → 15/03/2023 |
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Keywords
- Data Narration
- Cultural Heritage
- Data storytelling
- Museum collaborations