Virtual tour – Greek Museum of Informatics

Project description

The goal of the Virtual Tour project was to make the collections of the Hellenic Museum of Informatics available to a wider audience through an innovative online platform, allowing people around the world to access knowledge about the history of computing.

Information about the project

Place of implementation
Hellenic Museum of Informatics, Greece.

Target group
Individuals interested in the history of computing, schoolchildren, students, and the general public.

Information about the institution

Hellenic Museum of Informatics
The institution responsible for the implementation of the project, which aims to educate and popularize knowledge about the history of computer science.

Background and objectives of the project

History of the project
The project lasted a month and focused on creating an interactive virtual tour, responding to the need to access museum resources during the pandemic.

Objectives
To enable access to the museum for those who cannot physically visit it and to use the virtual tour as an online educational tool.

Success factors

• Working with a company of experts in 3D modeling overcame technical challenges.
• The project contributed to a significant increase in visits to the museum's website (about 100,000), especially during the pandemic.

Funding

The project was funded by an IT company as part of its CSR strategy.

Contact information

• Institution: the Hellenic Museum of Information Technology
• Address: Petrou Spyropoulou 2 and Thessaloniki, Moschato, P.O.. 183 46
• Contact person: Georgios Tsekouras, project coordinator
• Links:
  • Virtual tour