PhD project: Cultural histoical museum Dissemination and location based media
PhD project: Basic exhibitions – in a squeeze between the authorities’ museum policy guidelines, different user groups and the growth of research.
22 January 2025
I, Elin Tinuviel Torgbergsen, am working on a public doctoral degree that combines cultural heritage and digital technology ? A project that means a lot to me. Want to know more? Check out the project here:
What’s on in 2025
2025 will be an exciting year! I am in my last year of my PhD and have recently tested a prototype of the dissemination application I am developing. This app will be used at Borghøyden at Lofotr Viking Museum in Vestvågøy municipality. Goal? To give visitors a unique experience of what the Viking Age farm and farm from the early Middle Ages may have looked like. The tablet acts as a “window to the past” ? Pretty interesting, right?
Testing the application
While the app is still in development, testing is an important part of the process. I have invited test subjects from my target group ? elderly people over 60 years of age and professionals – to try the app. Afterwards, they share their experiences through a questionnaire, so that I can improve and adjust the solution. Here are some pictures from the testing – Hope they give a little insight into the process.
Research is there to be shared ❤️
When you do research, is it important to talk about it – So people can see what is happening and why it matters. The week after I tested the prototype of my app, I was given an exciting opportunity: I was invited to the Sun Meeting in Vesterålen.
Partners Nordland Academy of Arts and Sciences, Hadsel parish, Hadsel upper secondary school and Museum Nord ? had made a fantastic arrangement. I started by giving lectures in Hadsel Church, and the next day I visited the program for Information Technology and Media Production at Hadsel Upper Secondary School.
Here I shared how cultural heritage and digital technology can be combined, starting with the app for Lofotr Viking Museum. After the presentation, I challenged the students: Find a cultural heritage yourself and create a digital solution for a specific target group. The goal was to get them to think about how the target group and dissemination are connected – and the exciting opportunities that exist for digital cultural heritage dissemination.
It was incredibly inspiring to see the students in action – a reminder of how much creativity can arise when we mix technology, history, and new perspectives.