(Norway)
Research questions: CONTACT will explore education and communication practices in art and cultural history museums through the design of participatory media and innovative communication services. The funding of CONTACT establishes education and communication practices in museums as a distinct and interdisciplinary field of research in Norway.
CONTACT has the following objectives:
* Primary objective: To investigate innovative ICT-based communication practices within museums that are related to mediating art and culture to the public, particularly young people.
* Secondary objective: To explore design approaches and services that support communication and meaning making within various types of museums and cultural heritage organizations and with the public.
* Secondary objective: To develop perspectives on transformations of communication practices in museums and cultural heritage institutions related to digital cultural heritage.
Principal Researchers: Dr. Palmyre Pierroux, Dr. Dagny Stuedahl, InterMedia, University of Oslo
CONTACT will collaborate with the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, the Museum of Cultural History (UiO) and the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Association to investigate the innovative use of digital representations and network technologies in engaging audiences in art and cultural heritage.
Time span: June 2009-20013
Contact: Palmyre Pierroux, Postdoc, InterMedia, University of Oslo, PO Box 1161 Blindern
0318 Oslo tel: +47 22 84 07 37 palmyre.pierroux@uv.uio.no http://www.intermedia.uio.no/display/Im2/CONTACT
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