Our online Training school “How can archaeological museums work in the time of COVID?” is starting today

The COVID situation, making it difficult or impossible to visit museums in the physical environment, is a challenge for museum professionals and the members of different archaeology- related communities. Museums need new means for communicative work and reaching visitors – new ways to interact with museum collections.
Our online training school is starting today and all lectures will be broadcast live on the COST ARKWORK Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CostArkwork

Training school programme (all times are EET):

15 March 2021
13.45Welcome 
14.00-14.45Lecture 30 min.+15 min for discussion Digital museum projects in the time of covid-19Chiara Zuanni, University of Graz
14.45-15.30Lecture 30 min.+15 min for discussion Museums and online communitiesCostis Dallas, University of Toronto  
15.30-16.30Coffee break in the breakout rooms 
16:30-17:00Workshop. How to study online communities: ARKWORK focus group researchIngrida Kelpšienė, Vilnius University
17.00-17.30Asynchronous work assignment. Topic, objective, and tasksSuzie Thomas, University of Helsinki
16 March 2021
10.30-16.00Asynchronous work. Online community case study.   Meeting online first at 10:30 – recap; 11:00 opportunity for questions and private discussions; 15:00 reconvene – recap and questions[moderators] Suzie Thomas, University of Helsinki; Ingrida Kelpšienė, Vilnius University
17 March 2021
12.00-13.00Presentation of asynchronous work results[moderators] Suzie Thomas, University of Helsinki; Ingrida Kelpšienė, Vilnius University
13.00-13.45Lecture 30 min.+15 min for discussion On the road to everywhere. Archaeological routes for online travellers during the pandemic?Jacqueline Balen, Archaeological Museum in Zagreb
13.45-14.30Lecture 30 min.+15 min for discussion From visitor studies to the exhibition.Rimvydas Laužikas, Vilnius University
14.30-15.30Coffee break in the breakout rooms 
15.30-16.30Workshop. How to prepare a Twitter exhibition: interpretive planning, design and implementationCostis Dallas, University of Toronto
18 March 2021
10.30-16.00Asynchronous work Preparation of Twitter exhibition. Meeting online first at 10:30 – recap; 11:00 opportunity for questions and private discussions; 15:00 reconvene – recap and questions.[moderators] Costis Dallas, University of Toronto; Rimvydas Laužikas, Vilnius University
19 March 2021
12.00-13.00Opening of Twitter exhibition and presentation of exhibits (results of asynchronous work)[moderators] Costis Dallas, University of Toronto; Rimvydas Laužikas, Vilnius University
13.00-13.45Lecture: 30 min.+15 min. for discussion
Immersive experiences and difficult heritage: Past lessons, Challenges ahead
Agiatis Benardou, Digital Curation Unit, Athena Research Centre
13.45-14.30Lecture: 30 min.+15 min. for discussion The Playful Turn in Heritage Studies and Gamification of Heritage RepresentationsPiraye Hacıgüzeller, University of Antwerp
14.30-14.35Closing the school 
14.35-16.00Coffee in the breakout rooms