Discover: "Débranche! A holiday notebook for connected museum-lovers... and critics

Contrary to the enthusiastic rhetoric about "cultural democratisation through digital technology", this book offers a lucid - and sometimes ironic - reading of the realities on the ground. Based on several years of surveys, first-hand accounts from professionals in the cultural sector and in situ observations, it sheds light on the many difficulties that are often overlooked: injunctions to go digital, technical constraints, cumbersome contracts, problems of maintenance and system evaluation.

Designed as a playful, reflective anti-guide, Unplug! is aimed at museum and heritage professionals, digital professionals, students of museology or cultural engineering, and anyone interested in taking a fresh look at digital heritage.

This project was designed by Camille Béguin (Université Côte d'Azur), Allison Guiraud and Lise Renaud (Université d'Avignon), Nicolas Navarro (Université de Liège), with the help of illustrator Renaud Perrin and graphic designer Géraldine Fohr.
It was supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Centre Norbert Elias and PEPR ICCARE.

📌 Worth noting

This work is part of the ARIANE from PEPR ICCAREA research programme to support the roll-out of the national strategy for the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI). Within this framework, the ARIANE - ARIANE - a networking and promotion tool - enables all those involved in the programme to connect, exchange ideas and contribute to a dynamic mapping of projects. Everyone can access ARIANE by simply registering via a form, which then gives access to the working groups and associated mailing lists.

📘 An ideal summer read to get you thinking... and unplugging at the same time.

>> The holiday notebook is available on Hal here