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

12 September, 2018

“Big Data in Museums” or the “Big Debate” (2/3)

“Big Data in Museums” or the “Big Debate” (2/3)

In the previous article – What’s the meaning of “Big Data in museums?” we talked about the key to unlocking the value of Big Data: to convert data into knowledge. This conversion of data into knowledge obviously has a cost attached to it, or rather several. It usually involves...

1 August, 2018

What’s the meaning of “Big Data in Museums”?(1/2)

What’s the meaning of “Big Data in Museums”?(1/2)

Four years ago, the Big Bang Data exhibition encouraged us to question the role of Big Data in society. Big Data was the focus of reflection, even becoming an artistic work for the exhibition; however, exact figures were not spoken about in the museum context. Today, museums form a part...

28 July, 2017

Technological Advances for the Service of the ¨Museum´s User¨ and its Relationship with CrossCult

Technological Advances for the Service of the ¨Museum´s User¨ and its Relationship with CrossCult

On June 12th, 2016,  the scientific #Socialmus meeting was held in the National Archaeological Museum, in which various cultural institutions that represented national territories gathered, with their respective differences in size, structure, and digital strategies. The objective was to become familiar with their technological projects, their views regarding CrossCult,...

28 July, 2017

Key Topics of #Socialmus (2/3): CrossCult, Technological Innovation for the Humanities

Key Topics of #Socialmus (2/3): CrossCult, Technological Innovation for the Humanities

The CrossCult project originated about 12-14 years ago. A time when, as stated by Martín López (Professor of Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Vigo), ¨emerging work in web semantics permitted us to determine which inside of a determined television program was interesting for a user¨. ¨Today, ¨ added...

28 July, 2017

#SocialMus Key Topics (1/3): The European cultural industries provide their thoughts regarding CrossCult

#SocialMus Key Topics (1/3): The European cultural industries provide their thoughts regarding CrossCult

On June 12th, 2016, several European cultural institutions gathered in the National Archaeological Museum in order to share their perspectives regarding digital innovation in the museum environment. Amongst them were various national representatives, including: The Management of State Museums, the Prado Museum, the Thyssen Museum, and the Catalan Agency...

5 April, 2017

Do You Want to be a Part of the CrossCult European Project?

Do You Want to be a Part of the CrossCult European Project?

The cultural diversity and analysis of our history are fundamental aspects of the modern world. However, the evolution of technology is changing the forms of preservation, analysis, and diffusion of heritage, with new challenges for the institutions comprise the cultural environment and industries. The CrossCult project has proposed a...

3 April, 2017

Presenting the First Audio Guide for the Bernabéu Stadium Tour

Presenting the First Audio Guide for the Bernabéu Stadium Tour

Earlier today, Real Madrid C.F and Microsoft presented the first interactive audio guide for the tour of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, a guide developed by GVAM. Starting tomorrow, April 4th, the service will be available for the more than one million tourists and fans that visit the stadium of...

8 February, 2017

CROSSCULT: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage

CROSSCULT: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage

Human History is not merely a collection of unconnected happenings, related to major characters who acted on a given date or period, and whose relevance depends on the impact on the politics of that era and their proximity to ours. Nothing in History occurs just because one person causes...

13 December, 2016

La Alhambra presents new multimedia guide and app

La Alhambra presents new multimedia guide and app

The Alhambra opens a new multimedia guide service that replaces the previous audio guides. The proposal combines phablets available for rent on the premises and a mobile app (app) that can now be downloaded on Android devices and soon will also be available on iOS. This morning, the director...

26 January, 2016

Digital tools for visiting museums, the central topic of the international seminar on February 15

Digital tools for visiting museums, the central topic of the international seminar on February 15

The National Archeological Museum is organizing at Madrid the international meeting: “Digital tools for visiting museums: from audioguides to apps”. Technology companies and cultural institutions will come together to this event to discuss how mobile devices have integrate resources that enrich the visits to museums. They will also analyze...

26 October, 2015

We release the new 5.0 version of our mutimedia guides in the Lazaro Galdiano Museum

We release the new 5.0 version of our mutimedia guides in the Lazaro Galdiano Museum

Visitors to the Lazaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid can now enjoy the latest GVAM multimedia guides which offer users increased usability and new interaction features (available for iOS and Android). The renovation follows GVAM’s recent award of this museum’s project to exploit as a joint operation a service that...

18 August, 2015

The Avila Tourism app opens the doors of the city to visitors of all abilities

The Avila Tourism app opens the doors of the city to visitors of all abilities

“Avila Tourism” (“Ávila turismo” in spanish) is the name of the official app to visit Avila, a Spanish World Heritage city. This guide, aimed at all visitors, includes audio and images tailored to the needs of people with visual or hearing impairments. It uses audio description, subtitling and sign language videos...