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NEWS

The technology we refer to is connected to culture, tourism and education, and always accessible and inclusive

29 June, 2020

Progressive Web Applications (PWA) as audio guides

Progressive Web Applications (PWA) as audio guides

Progressive Web Applications (PWA) are a type of app that is consumed from the browser, an interface that allows displaying a website as an application, working as a fusion between an app and a website. Given its characteristics, a PWA is a very effective solution for the audio-guide services...

26 June, 2020

The digital transformation of audioguides

The digital transformation of audioguides

The digital transformation of services involves the modernization of the processes and products that form them to increase their efficiency, value experience and income generating capacity.   Audio guide services are a service that has not undergone many variations until the advent of connected mobile technology. Mobile applications and...

4 May, 2020

Digital transformation in museums to face the postCovid-19 stage

Digital transformation in museums to face the postCovid-19 stage

Together with the cultural institutions with which we work, we have been reinventing the way of enjoying museums and cities for more than seven years, adapting to the new demands of the 21st century visitor and looking for new ways to put technology at the service of our heritage....

2 April, 2020

How to visit 15 Spanish World Heritage Cities in just one day

How to visit 15 Spanish World Heritage Cities in just one day

Our balconies, televisions and mobile devices have become the main open windows to the world during the COVID-19 crisis. With the aim of making this quarantine more bearable, the World Heritage Cities Group and GVAM have made the digital content of the 15 Spanish World Heritage Cities available to...

30 March, 2020

Getting to know Galicia without leaving your home is possible through two free apps

Getting to know Galicia without leaving your home is possible through two free apps

Taking a guided tour of the Cathedral of Santiago and its Museum is still possible from its official app. Starting this week, all of its content is accessible for free! This has been the decision made by the Santiago Cathedral Foundation in the face of the situation caused by...

30 March, 2020

Connecting the present with our culture

Connecting the present with our culture

Almost 90% of Spanish teenagers have a smartphone. This is one of the reasons why the institutions with which we work have opted for this digital channel to spread our heritage. But the key is the question that comes immediately after and which affects all countries around us: How...

23 March, 2020

HOW DO MNAC AND GUGGENHEIM BILBAO BROACH THEIR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION?

HOW DO MNAC AND GUGGENHEIM BILBAO BROACH THEIR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION?

A few days ago, the Carrousel du Louvre Paris was the meeting place for museums around the world coming together for SITEM. The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) and the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, invited to the workshop organised by GVAM, reflected on their digital transformation and, more specifically, on the value of their data intelligence in order...

23 March, 2020

Technology leaves the doors of culture open during the COVID-19 crisis

Technology leaves the doors of culture open during the COVID-19 crisis

It is a week today since the Government of Spain declared the State of Alarm following an unprecedented situation in the world. Since the end of last week, GVAM employees, who work in the most significant museums and monuments in Spain, remain in their homes. The headquarters in Madrid...

13 December, 2019

SITEM 2020: How can multimedia guides help museums understand their audience?

SITEM 2020: How can multimedia guides help museums understand their audience?

From January 28 to 30 we will be at the 24th edition of SITEM, the conference that brings together professionals from the world of tourism and culture in Paris. This renowned event will be a unique opportunity for cultural and touristic institutions to discover trends, create new bonds and...

4 December, 2019

Cathedral of Seville: from the mobile audioguide to the smart guide

Cathedral of Seville: from the mobile audioguide to the smart guide

Since this monday, the Cathedral of Seville and the Church of the Divine Saviour offer an audioguide for mobiles. It mirrors the traditional audioguide model, with a numeric keyboard to search for specific content but with the advantage of being a smartphone, a device used every day by almost every visitor. This...

3 December, 2019

Museum professionals experience culture through blind people’s eyes at MUSEAC

Museum professionals experience culture through blind people’s eyes at MUSEAC

On November 26th we participated in MUSEAC, the first Accessible Museums Conference organized by the Spanish Subtitle and Audiodescription Centre (CESyA), the Royal Board on Disability and the Carlos III University of Madrid, with the Naval Museum, Casa de América, FCYT and GVAM as collaborators. Among the different speakers from...

2 December, 2019

The Cathedral of Santiago launches a new interactive audioguide for iOS and Android

The Cathedral of Santiago launches a new interactive audioguide for iOS and Android

Together with the Cathedral of Santiago Foundation, we invite you to live an interactive experience at this cultural and religious monument. The new Cathedral of Santiago app, available for iOS and Android, will motivate visitors to cherish its traditional beauty more than ever. We are talking about the monument’s new...