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Technological Impact on Public Engagement in Alternative Educational and Heritage Institutions: Portraying Minorities Through Interactive Exhibits

Technological Impact on Public Engagement in Alternative Educational and Heritage Institutions: Portraying Minorities Through Interactive Exhibits

Natalia Moreira, Eleanor C. Ward
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781799848462|ISBN10: 1799848469|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799857273|EISBN13: 9781799848479
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4846-2.ch014
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Moreira, Natalia, and Eleanor C. Ward. "Technological Impact on Public Engagement in Alternative Educational and Heritage Institutions: Portraying Minorities Through Interactive Exhibits." Fostering Communication and Learning With Underutilized Technologies in Higher Education, edited by Mohammed Banu Ali and Trevor Wood-Harper, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 203-217. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4846-2.ch014

APA

Moreira, N. & Ward, E. C. (2021). Technological Impact on Public Engagement in Alternative Educational and Heritage Institutions: Portraying Minorities Through Interactive Exhibits. In M. Ali & T. Wood-Harper (Eds.), Fostering Communication and Learning With Underutilized Technologies in Higher Education (pp. 203-217). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4846-2.ch014

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Moreira, Natalia, and Eleanor C. Ward. "Technological Impact on Public Engagement in Alternative Educational and Heritage Institutions: Portraying Minorities Through Interactive Exhibits." In Fostering Communication and Learning With Underutilized Technologies in Higher Education, edited by Mohammed Banu Ali and Trevor Wood-Harper, 203-217. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4846-2.ch014

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Abstract

Cultural institutions and higher education establishments in the UK face significant challenges and uncertainties in the present and foreseeable future, particularly in terms of securing ongoing funding in a period of austerity. In an era of constricting budgets, institutions are encouraged to find creative solutions to generating revenue streams and demonstrating impact, which in turn, offers ample opportunities for innovation and mutual benefit through collaboration between the academic and heritage sectors. This chapter focuses on the ‘REALab' consultancy programme, piloted and funded by the University of Manchester, which allowed a group of multidisciplinary researchers to address representation and inclusion of underrepresented groups at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. The chapter is presented as a case study into the collaboration process between academic and heritage institutions. It will discuss the methods and success of the project and evaluate the importance of the interactive and innovative profile of the museum in the process.

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