The technology we refer to is connected to culture, tourism and education, and always accessible and inclusive
With Content Management Systems (CMS), you can create, publish and update content on all kinds of digital systems, such as web pages, mobile applications (apps) or online shops. There are plenty of them, and they were born to meet the need of updating online publications without relying on a...
According to the preliminary results of the “Apps en Museos y Centros Culturales Iberoamericanos” survey, 66% of museums plan to implement a mobile application during the remainder of 2013 or during 2014. Museums that have no plans to publish a mobile app give the following reasons for not doing...
On Saturday, June 8, we went to León (Spain) to monitor the “Third Meeting on Social Networks in Museums and Art Centers” organized by the MUSAC, a contemporary art museum in this city. Before reviewing what some tweeters considered “obvious, but essential”, we would like to highlight one fact:...
One in four Spanish people use applications and on average, each user has 65 apps installed on his smartphone (CincoDías.com). The challenge of any company or institution wanting to enter this market is to be among those 65 and to stay there; but what if this is not the...
The cultural boom experienced in Brazil in recent years brought Jose Pajares, researcher and GVAM Product Manager, to Rio de Janeiro. Now he has returned, we asked him to share his experience with the GVAM team. The emerging growth of Brazil, its distinctive social “collage” and its academic tradition...
SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2013 M & M SURVEY (II): As we advanced last week, the results of 2013 Museums & Mobile survey are now available. In the previous analysis we highlighted the initiative taken by small museums, who are more determined than ever to implement mobile...
SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF THE 2013 M & M SURVEY (I): One more year, the Museums & Mobile Survey takes the pulse of innovation in the cultural sector. In the 2013 edition, 551 professionals from museums and cultural institutions have participated , mainly from the United States (75%), but...
Thanks to mobile devices, visitors can enjoy more autonomy. These devices become a guide for visitors when they do not want or can not join a group visit. They can access information about each piece on site or from home. We have made sure that all these services fit...
Tuesday 19, we took part in the Museums & Mobile 2013 online conference. This event has been held since 2009 with the aim of promoting the effective use of mobile technology in museums. The traditional audio guide, the device with which the use of mobile technology in cultural spaces...
When we started off, something told us that in order to think of “everyone”, first we had to listen to “the individual”. Each step in our strategy required an extension of our senses, an effort to meet the needs of each person. The “Design for All” concept argues that...
Something is happening in GVAM. Its CEO, Jaime Solano, reveals the reason for this change. For Jaime, a Doctor of Information Sciences and director of the project, the opportunity for museums today is unmissable. These should not be swayed by technological movement, but rather, make it work to its...
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