The document discusses a meeting of young museum professionals from various European countries in Paris to explore the use of new media and technologies in museums. Participants engaged in discussions, site visits, and meetings with experts to share insights and develop innovative practices. Key ideas emerged, such as offering virtual tours, enhancing audio guides, and using virtual reality to improve visitor experiences.

1. RENCONTRE DES JEUNES AMIS DE
MUSÉES EUROPÉENS À PARIS
24/26 OCTOBRE 2009
BUZZEUM Consultants – Diane DRUBAY

2. The facts
Museums use more and more new media and new technologies for :
Teach Inform Share Communicate Fidelize
The uses of museums are diferent from a country to an
other, but each one try diferents things and learn from it
Use our connection to share and learn from others to
develop our museums
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3. Tree meeting in Paris with 15 young
friends of europeans museums came
from :
Italy
Belgium
Lithuania
Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
France
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4. To awaken the minds and disseminate new technologies and new practices,
we have implemented:
Visits to museums (Musée de La Poste, Musée Bourdelle, Château
de Versailles, Musée Gustave Moreau)
Meetings with professionals of museums strategies
Meetings with professionals of new technologies
Some reflections on case studies
Experiments
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5. The themes and issues were different:
A museum of sculpture
A private and administrative museum
A mansion of the nineteenth century
An issue around accessibility Handicap
Royal Gardens
A neighborhood rich in history
The cramped and fragile apartments of King
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6. Ideas are born from our experiences and debates:
Offering virtual tours of the museum or a private room
Give a free audio guide
Enrich the visit on mobile or iPhone and prepare it at home
Submit videos, audio commentary or entertainment on the Internet or
mobile to learn more
Enrich the in-situ visit with virtual reality
Provide audio or video appropriate to different public (young families,
tourists, etc…)
Receive comments from the visitors
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