An English video game company is getting ready to recreate some of the world’s most famous cultural hot spots. Two software companies have joined forces in the hope of bringing new technology to museums, castles and famous homes throughout the world. It was the first in the world to develop a real-time virtual experience for inaccessible buildings such as Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Shakespeare’s birthplace, allowing disabled visitors to explore areas they would be otherwise be unable to access. Up until now, museums have been using PCs and Macs, but now they have the ability to use consoles. It caters for kids from the digital age and we can now meet their expectations when they go to museums. It takes it to a whole new level, but that will be a level children are comfortable with. It could revolutionise history.

Read full article (Coventry Telegraph, April 20, 2007)
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The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara provides children with a tangible version of history in hands-on workshops. The workshops were launched to expand children’s appreciation for museums and cultural entities after they learn about them. In an effort to change the old museum mentality that suppressed children into silence when they were introduced to artifacts in a museum, children can now enjoy learning about history as well as culture by minting coins, laying mosaic tiles and excavating.

Read article (Today’s Zaman, April 21, 2007)