Designing a virtual museum ecosystem for the Cloud

Alan Miller; Catherine Cassidy; Sharon Pisani; Maria Andrei; Junyu Zhang; Sarah Kennedy; Iain Oliver; Jacquie Aitken; Raymond  Williams; Vanessa Martin

doi:10.2312/dh.20253194

Designing a virtual museum ecosystem for the Cloud

Alan Miller
, Catherine Cassidy
, Sharon Pisani
, Maria Andrei
, Junyu Zhang
, Sarah Kennedy
, Iain Oliver
, Jacquie Aitken
, Raymond Williams
, Vanessa Martin^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Digital exhibits are often commissioned from specialist organisations for a premium price and only available to prestigious national and international organisations that have the budget to match. Yet developments in underlying technologies, such as commodity computers, mobiles and networks, are increasingly capable of delivering rich heritage experiences. Consequently,
the possibility of immersive and mobile technologies becoming part of the normal offering of community museums is in reach. A virtual museum ecosystem, which empowers community-based museums to embrace technologies to digitally enhance the capacities of a museum supporting the research, collection, curation and communication of heritage, has the potential both to contribute to sustainable development as well as mitigate against the threats to heritage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital heritage international congress 2025
Subtitle of host publication	8-13 September 2025 \| Siena, Italy
Editors	S. Campana, D. Ferdani, H. Graf, G. Guidi, Z. Hegarty, S. Pescarin, F. Remondino
Place of Publication	Goslar, Germany
Publisher	The Eurographics Association
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783038682776
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253194
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 2025

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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Miller, A., Cassidy, C., Pisani, S., Andrei, M., Zhang, J., Kennedy, S., Oliver, I., Aitken, J., Williams, R., & Martin, V. (2025). Designing a virtual museum ecosystem for the Cloud. In S. Campana, D. Ferdani, H. Graf, G. Guidi, Z. Hegarty, S. Pescarin, & F. Remondino (Eds.), Digital heritage international congress 2025: 8-13 September 2025 | Siena, Italy (pp. 1-10). (Digital heritage). The Eurographics Association. https://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253194

Miller, Alan ; Cassidy, Catherine ; Pisani, Sharon et al. / Designing a virtual museum ecosystem for the Cloud. Digital heritage international congress 2025: 8-13 September 2025 | Siena, Italy. editor / S. Campana ; D. Ferdani ; H. Graf ; G. Guidi ; Z. Hegarty ; S. Pescarin ; F. Remondino. Goslar, Germany : The Eurographics Association, 2025. pp. 1-10 (Digital heritage).

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Miller A, Cassidy C , Pisani S , Andrei M , Zhang J , Kennedy S et al. Designing a virtual museum ecosystem for the Cloud. In Campana S, Ferdani D, Graf H, Guidi G, Hegarty Z, Pescarin S, Remondino F, editors, Digital heritage international congress 2025: 8-13 September 2025 | Siena, Italy. Goslar, Germany: The Eurographics Association. 2025. p. 1-10. (Digital heritage). doi: 10.2312/dh.20253194

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