1st Edition

Digital Museums in the Global South A Framework for Sustainable and Culturally Appropriate Digital Transformation

By Emma Duester Copyright 2025
162 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book focuses on digital museums in the context of Vietnam and contributes to global discussions on the development of digital museum offerings needed to meet audience demands, requirements for sustainable digitisation methods for cultural heritage, demands for the development of intellectual property protection for the digital environment, and shows ways for national governments to support... Read more

Preface

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

 

Introducing Museums in Digital Transition

Museums in Digital Transition

Futureproofing the Museum Sector                                                            

Digital Transformation in the Global South                                               

Conceptualising the ‘Digital Museum’

Chapter Outline

 

Chapter 1: Sustainable and culturally-appropriate creation of digital museums

Introduction

The Co-designed Digitization Project

The Museums and Artefacts

Step-by-Step Digitization, Digital Display, and Online Publication Process

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 2: Understanding audiences’ needs for digital experiences

Introduction

Audience-centered developments in Museum Digital Offerings

Audience’s Reflections on their Most Memorable Digital Experiences at Vietnamese Museums

Audiences’ Reflections on Museums’ Uses of digital technologies and Suggestions for Improvements

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 3: Government Support for Digital Transformation at Museums

Introduction

Culture Policy and Arts Management Globally

Vietnam Government Support for culture policy, museum management, and digital transformation

Chapter Summary

 

Chapter 4: Understanding the global legal landscape for Intellectual Property Protection in the Digital Environment

Introduction

Implications of Vietnam Joining the global digital transformation and ways of mitigating divides

Global Legal Landscape on Rights, Protection, and Exceptions for Museums in the Digital Environment

Digital Protection Measures for Museums to Implement

Chapter Summary

 

Conclusions and Recommendations for Transforming and Maintaining Digital Museums

Futureproofing Future Digital Museums Must Reflect Local Needs, Culture, and Context

Updates on Existing Scholarship

Specific Needs for Digital Transformation at Museums in Vietnam

Recommendations for Creating, Protecting, and Maintaining Digital Museums in Vietnam

 

Index

Biography

Emma Duester is Associate Professor at the USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. She has published widely on the culture sector, mobilities, transnational communication, and digitisation of culture in Europe, Vietnam, and China. This book is the result of a funded research project at RMIT University, Vietnam, carried out between 2020 and 2023.