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How Smart Can Museums Be? The Role of Cutting-Edge Technologies in Making Modern Museums Smarter.

Charis Avlonitou, Eirini Papadaki, Androniki Kavoura

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Review in F1000Research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Charis AvlonitouDepartment of Business Administration and Tourism, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece.
Eirini PapadakiDepartment of Business Administration and Tourism, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6971-5619
Androniki KavouraDepartment of Business Administration, University of West Attica, Athens, Attica, Greece.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite extensive research on technology-mediated visitor experiences, a holistic approach to the smart museum remains underexplored. This paper addresses the gap by examining the intersection of museums and digital technologies through a cultural lens, with a focus on their role in redefining the museum experience. The concept and profile of the 21st-century smart museum were shaped through a synthesis of findings from 143 scholarly and institutional publications, combining 118 research outputs (2012-2025) across seven technological categories -Extended Reality (XR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics, Fusion, Blockchain, and general Digital Technologies- with a complementary body of theoretical works (1989-2025) that strengthen its conceptual and cultural foundations. From this synthesis, 15 key attributes emerged, outlining the ideal smart museum model. Anchored in theoretical and institutional frameworks, these attributes conceptualize the smart museum as a culturally embedded, technologically enhanced, and human-centered institution. The paper provides a conceptual framework and strategic guide for cultural managers, museum professionals, and designers developing smart museum practices in the digital era.

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Digital TechnologyMuseumsTechnologyArtificial IntelligenceHumansRoboticssmart museum's profilethe 21st-century museumthe smart museum

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PMID41567377
PMCPMC12817164

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