The 23rd IPPA Congress
The 23rd IPPA Congress
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Here, we seek to generate discussion on how prehistory is visualised, depicted, and communicated not only in museums, but also in public outreach workshops and science communication programs led by universities and research institutes globally. Rapidly changing information on human evolution, chronology, palaeoenvironments, and interpretations of past behaviour can be reflected to varying degrees in public outreach programs or museum displays. Here we seek to discuss: 1. What are the modes by which museums and other institutions conceptualise, visualise, and update displays on aspects of human evolution and associated cultural material? How do these different modes take the needs of varying public audiences into account? How can traditional displays of artefacts with printed text/images and models be integrated with digital and AR/VR applications to provide opportunities for immersive experiences? Do these changing mediums of expression result in changes in the nature of information or concepts conveyed? How can hands-on, activity-based, sensory experiences, including handling of artefacts/replicas, be integrated with digital approaches to convey immersive experiences – and how do learning curves vary with these different approaches? In all cases, we seek to discuss how these approaches vary across diverse socio-economic and geographic contexts.