08 Nov 2019

The GIFT Box: Tools for Richer Digital Experiences in Museums and Heritage Institutions

The GIFT project is a research initiative by the EU's Horizon 2020 research programme. Bringing together internationally-renowned artists, designers, museum professsionals and researchers, GIFT aims to help museums create hybrid experiences, combining the physical and digital to create personal encounters with cultural heritage. Now reaching the end of its three-year lifespan, project promoters have recently published the GIFT Box, a set of open-source tools and ways of working to help cultural heritage institutions offer richer digital experiences for their visitors. It includes resources to help design, plan and implement enhanced visitor experiences. In particular, the GIFT Box provides:

Easy to use design and planning tools that help museums make richer visitor experiences.
Ready-made open-source digital tools that have been developed and tested in museums.
Practical recommendations on ways of working, including how to deal with digital design and change, based on suggestions from 10 international museums.

These outputs should be of interest to cultural heritage professionals, academics, students, and creative industry professionals. Furthermore, the GIFT website includes several other results, including academic publications, project reports, and media excerpts. For additional information and access to the GIFT Box, please visit https://gifting.digital/