Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital Museum Practices
Course Code: TTS102
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to enable students to understand the concept of digital museology, digital cultural heritage applications, virtual museum design, digital collection management, and next-generation museum technologies. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to evaluate digital museology applications in terms of tourism, cultural heritage, visitor experience, and destination promotion.

Course Content

This course covers the concept of digital museology, digital cultural heritage applications, virtual museum and online exhibition design, the digitization of museum collections, digital inventory and archiving processes, 3D modeling, augmented reality, virtual reality, mobile museum applications, digital guided tours, digital storytelling, accessibility, digital promotion, ethics, and current museum technologies.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the concepts of digital museology, digital cultural heritage, virtual museums, and online exhibitions.
2.Provides a basic understanding of the digitization of museum collections, digital inventory, cataloging, and digital archiving processes
3.Evaluates the use of 3D modeling, augmented reality, virtual reality, mobile applications, and digital guided tour technologies in museology.
4.Analyzes digital museum applications in terms of visitor experience, accessibility, education, promotion, and tourism.
5.Develops a basic-level proposal for a digital exhibition, virtual museum, or digital promotion application for cultural heritage sites and museums.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Parry, R. Ed. (2010). Museums in a Digital Age (1st ed.). London/New York: Routledge.
2.Erbay, M. (2022). Müzelerde Sergileme ve Sunum Tekniklerinin Planlanması (2. baskı). İstanbul: Beta Yayınları.
3.Buyurgan, S. Ed. (2019). Müzede Eğitim: Öğrenme Ortamı Olarak Müzeler (1. baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of a museum, the historical development of museology, the transition from traditional museology to digital museology, and the importance of digital museology in terms of cultural heritage and tourism.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The preservation, documentation, and presentation of cultural heritage in a digital environment; the digitization of tangible and intangible cultural heritage; the concepts of digital archives and digital collections.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The concept of a virtual museum, types of online exhibitions, web-based museum applications, creating digital galleries, the virtual visitor experience, and accessibility.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Artifact registration systems, digital inventory, photography, scanning, cataloging, metadata, collection management systems, and digital preservation processes.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Artifact registration systems, digital inventory, photography, scanning, cataloging, metadata, collection management systems, and digital preservation processes.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Virtual exhibition halls, interactive artwork presentations, immersive experiences of historical sites, and visitor engagement.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Digital exhibition design, user-friendly interfaces, storytelling, interactive content, visitor journey, experience design, and the museum-visitor relationship.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Review of the topics covered in Weeks 1–7. A midterm exam will be administered covering the topics of digital museology, digital cultural heritage, virtual museums, digital collections, 3D modeling, AR/VR, and visitor experience.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mobile museum apps, QR codes, audio guides, digital maps, multilingual content, personalized visitor experiences, and their relationship to tourist guidance.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Digital storytelling techniques, creating narratives through museum objects, developing educational content, and digital learning applications for children, youth, and diverse visitor groups.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Social media use in museums, digital campaigns, online events, museum websites, digital brand management, visitor engagement, and tourism promotion.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Digital museum applications for people with disabilities, multilingual content, user-friendliness for the elderly and children, digital access equity, and an inclusive museum experience.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Digital copyright, data security, ethical issues in the representation of cultural heritage, AI-powered museum applications, NFTs, the metaverse, smart museums, and trends in sustainable digital museology.
Week 14 - Theoretical
A comprehensive review of all topics covered in the course.
Week 15 - Final Exam
A final exam covering digital museology, virtual museums, digital collections, AR/VR, mobile applications, digital storytelling, accessibility, ethics, and current trends in museology will be administered.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz1%10
Assignment Examination1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Quiz2012
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026