Last friday Gunnerus library invited to a seminar about dissemination strategies.
Many interesting questions were taken up and a discussion started between researchers, the library and the Museum of Natural science and Archeology at Kalvskinnet, Trondeim.
The reason of organizing this seminar is the fact that a new partnership is to be established. The Museum of Natural science, the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology and Gunnerus library is about to merge into a institution debating its new identity through the state budget.
Ideally speaking the center will be seeking contact with its potential public through an active and interactive character which calls upon a reinterpretation of its collections.
So how can we create the possibility to reach new social groups?
The physical collections remain important because they appeal to people, they contain science data, and by arranging them in different order through both exhibitions or educational programs they create experience and enhance Knowledge.
The Digital collections might also allow people to learn about the physical objects and experience or use them in a digital context?
But how do we experience knowledge today?
An example comes from the travel kit Christofer Hammer from the 1750`s with the tea warmer, his note book and the ink illustrates the idea of aristocrats seeking knowledge in their travels, collecting objects and books, organising their material in order for the next generations to be able to find it and learn about it. His travelling kit, his manuscripts, maps, books, belong today to the collections of the Gunnerus library and have been used to fill in the Exhibition of 1760 that we see today at the NTNU Museum of Science and Archaeology.
In the case of a exhibition, we have objects in combinations that try to reconstruct the atmosphere and the time they belong to. They reconstruct the past. What has been interesting here is that when the library and the museum work together as in the case of that exhibition where objects are moved from the storage rooms after being cleaned and mended in order to be presented to the public their message and function changes. Books are thus moved from their bookshelves and are set in a new context that alludes to the importance they carry! They move from the function of being read to become an object to be looked at.The oldest and the rarest the more interesting. They strengthen thus the presentation of the physical objects and become a part of the visitors experience!
In addition to the physical exhibition though one has the digital applications that complement the experience and provide the visitors with the possibility to learn and play through touch screens, computer games, blogs and interact with the information connected to these objects in a digital way.
A digitalization process though is on its way both at the museum and the library
The transformation of the physical objects to digital or 3d objects brings in our times through technology a new dimension to experiencing knowledge and thus the possibilities and the challenges of such a combined dissemination policy was discussed through the Museum-library partnership.
Alexandra Angeletaki
A short summary of the presentations follows here:
Chiara Evangelista from Percro presented 3D tools that have been used in Museums and Libraries in order to create digital landscapes that are interactive and immersive. The visitor finds himself in a 3D landscape learning about the objects or the books he chooses and going through all kinds of content according to his interest. Children that have been participating in creating this kind of landscapes. The Percro laboratory is open to all cooperation or project applications and has been working many years with EC projects.
The links of the videos will be soon presnted here.
Pr. Letizia Jaccheri from IDI/ NTNU presented the ArTe research project which finds itself at in the intersection between software technology and digital art. It focuses on creativity, cooperation, and openness of processes and content. ArTe focuses on contemporary open software technology for digital art. The concrete context encompasses “Make” events centered on technology such as Arduino, processing, and scratch, and has been organizing different events linked to art festivals and dissemination events for young and senior audience. Read the presentation here
Håkon Fyhn talked about his comic figure Sniff the rat and the process of interdisciplinary cooperation. He worked together with scientists from the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, computer game developers, museum administrators and himself as an anthropologist and comic-writer. He argued that most forms of dissemination face the challenges and possible benefits of interdisciplinary work. He discussed the challenges connected to the process of the creation of Sniff the Rat from vague idea to solid product that can serve as example of dissemination.
Guro Jørgensen a phd researcher presented different projects organized by the NTNU Museum that have had focus on the Digital Dialogue between the Museum and it‘s Public. The NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology has recently started the exploration of how web 2.0 technologies can be used in new ways of communicating with its visitors. Children have participated in different educational activities and produced science blogs. Other blog activities will soon be launched and the possibilities and perhaps the limitations around these methods are still to be discussed further on.
Axel Christofersen director of the NTNU Museum that gained the prize of the best Norwegian Museum 2010 presented together with Morten Stephensen who is the director of the Dissemination Department of the NTNU Museum the challenges connected to forming a renewal plan for the - NTNU University Museum so that its position is appreciated and understand by the rest of the University and the peoples community as a museum that enhances research and knowledge. The museum tries to meet the community of the town of Trondheim in various ways. The process takes long and the possibility of cooperation with other Institutions as the library and the Science Museum looks promising.
Then the 25 participants visited the Gunnerus library where they had the possibility to see some of the best books the Gunnerus library owns and watched a "performance" where a latin Hymn was presented. Stein Johansen and Rolv Jakobsen introduced the physical object, its digital copy and the sound that was sang by the coir of Sancta Sunniva from Trondheim. made the misale, LUX ILUCIT which comes from a private collection of the 19th century come alive. The book is kept today at the Gunnerus library. The presentation was filmed by students of the Ringve High School and will be soon presented on you tube.
The performance was suplemnted by an exhibition on bookbinding outside the Knudzon room prepared by, Victoria Juhlin, Ingunn Ødegaard and Eva Sauvage.
Photos Arfinn Røkne, Chiara Evangelista, Åge Høyem.
laypout of the seminar invitation: Eva Sauvage
Many interesting questions were taken up and a discussion started between researchers, the library and the Museum of Natural science and Archeology at Kalvskinnet, Trondeim.
Ideally speaking the center will be seeking contact with its potential public through an active and interactive character which calls upon a reinterpretation of its collections.
So how can we create the possibility to reach new social groups?
The physical collections remain important because they appeal to people, they contain science data, and by arranging them in different order through both exhibitions or educational programs they create experience and enhance Knowledge.
The Digital collections might also allow people to learn about the physical objects and experience or use them in a digital context?
But how do we experience knowledge today?
In the case of a exhibition, we have objects in combinations that try to reconstruct the atmosphere and the time they belong to. They reconstruct the past. What has been interesting here is that when the library and the museum work together as in the case of that exhibition where objects are moved from the storage rooms after being cleaned and mended in order to be presented to the public their message and function changes. Books are thus moved from their bookshelves and are set in a new context that alludes to the importance they carry! They move from the function of being read to become an object to be looked at.The oldest and the rarest the more interesting. They strengthen thus the presentation of the physical objects and become a part of the visitors experience!
In addition to the physical exhibition though one has the digital applications that complement the experience and provide the visitors with the possibility to learn and play through touch screens, computer games, blogs and interact with the information connected to these objects in a digital way.
A digitalization process though is on its way both at the museum and the library
The transformation of the physical objects to digital or 3d objects brings in our times through technology a new dimension to experiencing knowledge and thus the possibilities and the challenges of such a combined dissemination policy was discussed through the Museum-library partnership.
Alexandra Angeletaki
A short summary of the presentations follows here:
Chiara Evangelista from Percro presented 3D tools that have been used in Museums and Libraries in order to create digital landscapes that are interactive and immersive. The visitor finds himself in a 3D landscape learning about the objects or the books he chooses and going through all kinds of content according to his interest. Children that have been participating in creating this kind of landscapes. The Percro laboratory is open to all cooperation or project applications and has been working many years with EC projects.
The links of the videos will be soon presnted here.
Pr. Letizia Jaccheri from IDI/ NTNU presented the ArTe research project which finds itself at in the intersection between software technology and digital art. It focuses on creativity, cooperation, and openness of processes and content. ArTe focuses on contemporary open software technology for digital art. The concrete context encompasses “Make” events centered on technology such as Arduino, processing, and scratch, and has been organizing different events linked to art festivals and dissemination events for young and senior audience. Read the presentation here
Guro Jørgensen a phd researcher presented different projects organized by the NTNU Museum that have had focus on the Digital Dialogue between the Museum and it‘s Public. The NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology has recently started the exploration of how web 2.0 technologies can be used in new ways of communicating with its visitors. Children have participated in different educational activities and produced science blogs. Other blog activities will soon be launched and the possibilities and perhaps the limitations around these methods are still to be discussed further on.
Axel Christofersen director of the NTNU Museum that gained the prize of the best Norwegian Museum 2010 presented together with Morten Stephensen who is the director of the Dissemination Department of the NTNU Museum the challenges connected to forming a renewal plan for the - NTNU University Museum so that its position is appreciated and understand by the rest of the University and the peoples community as a museum that enhances research and knowledge. The museum tries to meet the community of the town of Trondheim in various ways. The process takes long and the possibility of cooperation with other Institutions as the library and the Science Museum looks promising.
The performance was suplemnted by an exhibition on bookbinding outside the Knudzon room prepared by, Victoria Juhlin, Ingunn Ødegaard and Eva Sauvage.
Photos Arfinn Røkne, Chiara Evangelista, Åge Høyem.
laypout of the seminar invitation: Eva Sauvage
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