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archaeological collection of objects from ancient China is displayed.<br />

The displays are accompanied by the video that provide detailed<br />

information about the objects - how and where it was used in everyday<br />

life, with a certain presentation plot. Visitors, who watched this<br />

video had a chance to look closely at the objects, learn more about<br />

the meaning, function and symbology of the exhibits, in comparison<br />

with those who just had a glance at the objects. Information Communication<br />

Technology often stops people in front of the display to<br />

check the available information. “Because of its inherently powerful<br />

visual and aural characteristics, media can support and complement<br />

presentation and interpretation in ways that the object... alone may<br />

not be able to do” (Lynn, 1998).<br />

Conclusion<br />

Educational and cultural requirements of the society to the museum<br />

make it carry out the educational mission. The museum performs a<br />

dual function - it accumulates historical and cultural experience and<br />

transmits it to visitors. The process of information transmission is<br />

peculiar due to the fact that a museum exposition as a model of reality<br />

communicates not only facts but opinions, ideas, concepts, and<br />

attitudes through certain museum objects. Interaction facilitated the<br />

improvement of museum expositions enhancing the emotional impact<br />

on visitors, which helps to adjust to the museum environment.<br />

So, ICT is an extremely powerful tool and the amount of information<br />

which could be provided with the help of it is unlimited. But<br />

on the other hand the extra information settings are competing with<br />

the object itself and the choice should be arbitrary, and there is a<br />

danger of overwhelming.<br />

BiBliograPhy<br />

P. Palmyre, MUSTEL: Framing the Design of Technology-Enhanced Activities<br />

for Museum Visitors, 2007, at http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/papers/<br />

pierroux/pierroux.html<br />

S. MacDonald, The Politics of Display: Museums, Science, and Culture, Routledge,<br />

London 1998.<br />

S. Thomas, Mediated Realities: A Media Perspective in the Virtual and the Real in<br />

Id., The Virtual and the Real. Media in the Museum, American Association of<br />

Museums, Washington 1998.<br />

L. Basso Peressut, Musei per la Scienza, Edizioni Lybra Immagine, Milan<br />

1998.<br />

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