An interactive user interface prototype design for enhancing on-site museum and art gallery experience through digital technology

Abstract

Digital curation is an emerging topic of interest in museum studies. On-site museum experience enhanced by digital technology can not only promote the social and educational roles of traditional museums in the digital era but also boost the value of cultural heritage. Our objective is to design an on-site personalized museum recommendation system to extend the connection between visitors and collections, focusing on the user experience. The prototype is made up of two different functional components, a mobile user interface (UI) at the front-end for visitors to interact with the collections during their visit, and an object database in the back-end where information is stored and accessed using semantic technology. In this article, we discuss the design of the UI for the collection of Australian paintings in the National Gallery of Australia, and evaluate the framework for visitor behaviour capture and analysis using the interface, thereby proposing a system for establishing a personalized tour trajectory.