Enriching museum engagement through knowledge sharing and open-source digital responses to the crisis

Although many museums haven't recovered from the pandemic yet, the long-anticipated post-Covid time has brought the museum sector directly into an inflation crisis with an acute call for action to mitigate biodiversity and climate crisis. According to Artdaily, nine out of ten (92%) museums must 'adapt and innovate' to survive post-pandemic times. Heritage institutions have embarked on the urgent need to re-conceptualise their strategies and respond to the crisis creatively, re-imagine inclusive digital engagement in terms of more economical solutions.

Not only has the pandemic unprecedentedly increased the interest in digitisation and virtualisation of heritage resources, but it has also urged re-channelling visitor experience into a digital environment. The digital museum was no longer only an option for enhancing the museum experience. Yet, it became the only way to reach out to the public and the collections during the national lockdowns.