The idea for a sound installation in an art gallery began as a collaboration which aimed to integrate ideas of sound spatialization and the manipulation of spatial perception from an architectural point of view. The challenge was to apply and test concepts common both to space and sound in a way that would fit a selected location. The location chosen for this purpose was Galerie PI, located in ...

Abstract Environmental monitoring is crucial factor in the safeguard and conservation of cultural heritage. Unsuitable environmental conditions can easily accelerate degradation several materials and, as consequence, damage stored artifacts. Moreover, change an unpredictable way therefore, employment system mandatory almost all locations, including museums, storage rooms outdoor exhibitions. Th...

In this paper we present a system, called GeoARCO, which enables presentation of virtual museum exhibitions in a geographical context. The system is partially based on the results of the European project ARCO — Augmented Representation of Cultural Objects, which has developed technology for museums enabling them to create and manage virtual museum exhibitions for use in interactive kiosk displa...

In this paper a new method of modelling and dynamic composition of behaviour-rich interactive 3D virtual museum exhibitions is described. The method enables museum experts, without advanced knowledge in computer programming, to create 3D virtual exhibitions accessible both locally inside the museums and remotely over the Internet. The method uses a novel Beh-VR modelling approach, which is comp...

After a diaspora lasting three years, the Wellcome Institute has been reunited under the roof of 183 Euston Road, in the refurbished Wellcome Building. The Library is still located on the second and third floors, with its reading room a central feature. The Library has expanded, however, with more open shelving for its reference collection and modern printed books, and a separate area (The Poyn...

Virtual visits on the Web are an important means to publicize a museum collection and attract visitors. Software applications for building virtual exhibitions, in addition to being tools to create content for virtual visits, may help the staff of a museum to conceive and mount exhibitions. This paper presents the Virtual Exhibition Builder, an interactive software tool aimed at the creation of ...

Abstract In 1911 visitors to the Amsterdam house where Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1658 were disappointed find no working studio, bedroom or personal collections. his design for Rembrandthuis museum, architect K.P.C. de Bazel had chosen not create a period interior, but instead combined domestically scaled rooms with museum displaying Rembrandt’s prints. The project registered early twenti...