Thu 20 Nov
|Energy and Technology Museum
Beyond virtual museums and digital twins:
Exploring new approaches for creating immersive experiences in the cultural heritage sector.
Time and location
20 Nov 2025, 12:30 – 14:30 EET
Energy and Technology Museum, Rinktinės g. 2, 09200 Vilnius, Lithuania
About the event
Total Duration: 2 hours.
Date: 20 November, Thursday
Time: 12:30
Location: Energy and Technology Museum, Vilnius
Price: FREE
Capacity: 30
Priority: First to register
How can the cultural heritage sector truly benefit from the affordances of immersive technologies? In immersive environments, we are no longer constrained by the physical limitations of exhibition rooms that determine what can be shown and what remains in the archive. We can forgo the rules of gravity or measures that regulate what can and cannot be touched. In this sense, XR presents an exciting opportunity to go beyond the current “virtual museum” or digital twin formats to rethink curatorial practices and the way that audiences can engage with heritage collections. This workshop invites participants to think about new approaches for creating immersive experiences in the cultural heritage sector which utilise more diverse technological possibilities and overcome existing adoption barriers. During the hands-on session, participants will explore and design alternative immersive storytelling formats.
The workshop will be conducted in English. Participation is free, but registration is mandatory as spaces are limited.
About the mentors
Gabrielle Aguilar van Gend – Training and Development Specialist at Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision
Gabrielle Aguilar van Gend is an experienced Training and Development Specialist with a focus on strategic learning initiatives within the Cultural and Creative Industries. Based at the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, she designs engaging, accessible, and creative learning experiences that support skills development and empower professionals across the sector.
Philine Kreuzer – Project Lead of TRANSMIXR at Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision
Philine Kreuzer works at the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision as a project lead of TRANSMIXR and an expert in digital culture and storytelling. The projects Philine works on focus on making immersive technology accessible to the cultural heritage sector while thinking critically about the opportunities and risks that digital innovation can bring for the sector, society and the environment. Philine's expertise lies in educational workshop design and facilitation, community based art projects, qualitative research and radio and podcast production.