There is a growing need to bring museum collections closer to the visitor for a more intense experience that better captivates the message an institution wants to convey. Science centres have a long tradition in making hands-on exhibitions.

Some science centres want to include (more) museum collections in their presentations to make the visit experience attractive to a wider audiences and to add context. On the other hand museums want to include interactives to their collection-based exhibitions to attract other types of visitors such as families.

There are many ways to make your collection interactive: replicas, hands-on exhibits, projections, multimedia, games, etc. In this session we will investigate and explore several ways to make cultural heritage interactive. What’s the best way to do it without putting the collection at risk?

The workshop will start with three short introductions before participants are divided into four smaller groups to brainstorm ideas for interactives with different types of objects. At the end of this session we will discuss do’s and don’ts and share ideas.