Digital Park – Museum
About this good practice
❖Problem: save RWG’s cultural & historical heritage using digital & user-friendly support. This was all the most important considering the 200 years’ anniversary celebration of Greek Revolution and RWG’s leading role: the revolution started here.
❖Implementation: a specific call for tenders was launched to create the 1st ever digital park-museum in RWG. The call was part of the Regional Digitalisation Actions, aiming to gradually transform RWG through electronic infrastructures’ development. Along with the design & creation of the digital park, a sustain communication campaign took place and a demo-tour has been performed during 2022, in 10 towns to promote the Digital-Park-Museum. More than 3,700 points of interest are featured with detailed interactive maps, for users to easily navigate throughout various locations and discover the RWG’s historical & cultural stock. Emphasis is placed on the educational dimension of the Digital Park, to secure appeal for pupils and young people. As from early 2023 the Digital Park Museum is established in 2 towns, Kalavryta and Messolonghi, that played a pivotal role during the 19th revolution. Apart from the physical visit, the Digital Park can also be easily accessed online and discover the Western Greece portal designed to guide the visitor into the natural, historical & cultural wealth of RWG
Resources needed
The Digital Park–Museum is included in a wider project of +/- 2 M€ cofinanced by EU & national funds. Necessary human resources are included in the project cost.
Evidence of success
The Digital Park – Museum allowed for the safeguard and digital display of the RWG main history attracting more than 50.000 (physical) visitors, so far (late 2022 / beginning 2023). Easy access, through Western Greece 2021 portal provide (for free) the virtual visitor on about 2500 different historical and cultural events of the RWG cultural heritage. Genuine media promotion by local and regional press (available in Greek only) demonstrates also local uptake.
Potential for learning or transfer
We consider this practice interesting for other regions due to his innovative concept: transforming history into an interactive game using a breakthrough application to appeal also on students and young people, represents indeed, much of a challenge. However, this is not just digitalisation of cultural heritage data or monuments, but a “theatricalization” of history through interactive technologies: the audio and multimedia tour systems, the robot-guide, the holographic mixed reality replicating the battlefield or the event itself, provide the visitor with a unique immersive experience in time and space (yet in Greek language only). Furthermore, as the Western Greece 2021 portal can be easily accessed, RWG’s culture, history and overall branding as “Olympic land” can be further promoted connecting with other portals, platforms or just websites.
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