Margoza cemetery Jaffa
Converting the cemetery research data, to a digital platform was unique opportunity to reuse and enhance my curation
Margoza cemetery is a unique spot in the heritage of the local Jewish community. The community was consisted of a heterogeneous and cosmopolitan group of locals, Jewish residents of the Ottoman empire and immigrants from very distinct communities. Their burial habits reflect this diversity and reveals the wonderful biographical stories embedded into the place.
The curative process gave us the anchors for organizing the digital activity. biographic, text oriented and visualy layered on an Arial photography where the pilars of of the project (still under construction)|
Each intriguing figure was entitlement with a special marker on an interactive map. The visitor exploring the site using the map is invited to look thoroughly on the unique encryption and decode its symbolism
The following step is integrating the digital project with the fiscal renovation using markers embedded into the on site exhibition
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Antique Short Stories
Every Object has a Story to Tell
Salve! Do you want to explore with us the Antiquities Collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna? YES! Then jump on board of our time machine and off we go! Together with Aphrodite and the Young Man of Magdalensberg we will find out the stories of objects within the antiquities collection.
Christina Kral-Börner
What is the aim of “Antique Short Stories”? Originally based on a paper guide “Durch die Antikensammlung mit Aphrodite und dem Jüngling von Magdalensberg” this run is intended as an interactive guide around the collection that aims to encourage users to be curious and get interactive with the museum objects. In each room an object or object group was chosen under a certain theme, such as sports or daily life.
The work process: At the beginning stood the question: “Is it possible to adapt a paper guide with activities into an app with interactive tasks?” Indeed, it worked very well! The main linear structure in essence stayed the same: each room was represented within the app as one scene with a certain theme. A scene includes one or more stations that are build up: an arrival (either introductory words or hints on the object), an interactive mission (question, statement, photo etc.), and lastly, additional information on the object itself or the topic. Some of the ‘paper activities’ like drawing or colouring could not be fully imagined digitally, however, a new feature was introduced which is not possible in an analogue medium: taking photos. This provided users with their own visual map of their explorations. We took into account that the historical rooms of the Antiquities Collection are not arranged in a strictly chronological order. The thumbnails of Aphrodite for the Greek, and the Young Man of Magdalensberg for the Roman, therefore acted as guiding figures for each station. The app itself is modular which mean it is very easy to enhance scenes or even create new ones. The target group is also very broad, ranging from school children to adults, catering for whoever is interested in exploring the Antiquities Collection in a different, playful way.
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Botanist.run
Experiencing a botanical garden is about collection
Tzvia, Educational Manager
Corona challenge
How do you keep a beautiful and sensual garden relevant while it is closed to visitors? By sticking to the core values of Biodiversity and of a committed team.
The garden team collaborated from a distance, reusing existing knowledge about local flowers to create a pollination game. The team integrated information about pollination connecting pollinators to flowers.
The game worked on a points system: every time a flower got pollinated, the player gained a point. The game was played on-line via a Facebook event.
By the end of the game, the players had created a personal collection site and received an invitation to complete the more advanced phase. The garden then had the opportunity to upload and gamify all of the 6000 flowers in the botanical collection.
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See it (Hebrew)
A Walk through Jewish Vienna
The Presence of the Absence
Our biggest challenge is to experience places that are no longer in existence
Michaela Feurstein-Prasser
Created and curated by Michaela Feurstein-Prasser. This interactive map transforms a linear ¨book¨ structure into a layered experience. Each location on the map is an introduction to a place with many historical stories. After an introduction, the participant can zoom into the hidden layers. The historically accurate content is enhances using video and audio experimental learning elements. The players can interact with and learn from each others content. The same content is presented differently depending on the audience.
- Individual wanderer: a Geographically based experience with audio files
- Individual with thematic orientation: A time line organisation
- Educative group: a competitive leader board, survey, open questions and test questions
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Ziegenbalg Run
Thanks for this incredibly educating experience. It feels great being part of a greater and creative network
This muse.run product is a mobile learning feature; a playful and interactive approach, an object information tool, as well as a virtual collection database. It educates the visitors’ perspective of historical spaces by guiding them through the museum compound and the collection in two sessions. It can be challenging, that’s the idea behind it: here, learning is a personal choice. Visitors can access introductory information or they can explore and participate with the objects in a unique way. The different topic features are introduced by “station cards,” explaining the mandatory rules and procedure. Subsequently, the game progresses via three stages of completing an object-based station card: unopened, opened, completed. Once the visitors complete the station card, they have access more activities and more information. Thus they get a glimpse into Indian culture and are able to use their new language knowledge to complete the final station card.
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Inside/Outside Visual Heritage
Inside/Outside or Wien.Run was incited by Börner Wolfgang, Manager of CHNT with the goal to educate professional visitors through the exploration of different visual heritage locations in Vienna.
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The content was created by each of the partners and integrated into one map by Talila YEHIEL|Shani ZIV | Christina KRAL-BÖRNER. You can experience each location directly or start from the main map.
City Hall Quest
Expert List- Natural History
Illustrated Map- Botanical Garden
Historical Map- Federal Monument Authority
List Urban survey
Google maps- Urban Archaeology
List Expo
Educational- Art History
Screenshots of the game steps from the art history museum
Pre and post conference
Three interfaces
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Archaeologist & Architect Restorative Perspective
Our biggest challage is to enhance the imagination using visual tools not to replace it
Roy Albag
The 360 degree restoration of The Church of the Glorious Martyr is part of a conceptual frame work enhancing archaeological disciplinary thinking by using 360 & 3D reconstruction. The Excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority , Benjamin Storchan, initiated and promoted this novices approach to archaeological research.
The visitors, either distanced learners or situated learners are able to experience comparative perspectives. Excavated artefacts are re-contextualised either through current 360 imagery taken from the site, or in the form of a reconstructed model of the original church. Once the visitor has completed a layer, a new one is revealed.
The concepts within the technology are inspired by the perspective of archaeologist and architect Roy Albag. The idea was to not just to provide objectively beautiful results, but to provoke the asking of questions.
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