{"id":37964,"date":"2025-10-30T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esf.se\/artiklar\/laying-the-foundation-for-the-digital-journey-at-museums\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:32:29","slug":"nu-byggs-grunden-for-museernas-digitala-resa","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.esf.se\/en\/artiklar\/nu-byggs-grunden-for-museernas-digitala-resa\/","title":{"rendered":"Laying the foundation for the digital journey at museums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a woman walks through a library.\" class=\"wp-image-36169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.5.1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"lead-text\">The Swedish National Heritage Board is implementing a comprehensive skills initiative in the field of digitalisation with support from the European Social Fund. The aim: to train staff at Stockholm\u2019s twelve national museums on digitalisation to secure durable, interconnected digital cultural heritage. <\/p>\n\n<p>The displays presented at Nationalmuseum, the Moderna Museet or Skansen are merely a fraction of the collections managed by Stockholm\u2019s national museums. Behind the scenes, millions of artefacts are stored that the public never sees. But all that\u2019s changing.  <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all a matter of democracy. Our cultural heritage belongs to all of us, yet it can easily remain locked away in a museum. When things are digital, everyone can access them, whether they\u2019re in Stockholm or on the other side of the world,\u201d says Pia Thiel, communications officer for the Digital Museums Initiative (Digitala museilyftet) project at the Swedish National Heritage Board.  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You can also watch a video about the project<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #ccc;margin:0 auto;width:100%;\"><div style=\"position:relative;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;width:100%\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/im16.inviewer.se\/skiss\/48\/48OEP0K9U8.jpg\"\/><iframe title=\"ESF_En plats f\u00f6r alla_Digitala museilyftet_v2\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" src=\"\/\/play.mediaflow.com\/ovp\/16\/48OEP0K9U8?theme=\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comprehensive skills initiative<\/h2>\n\n<p>Since 2023, the Swedish National Heritage Board has been running its Digital Museums Initiative project with support from the European Social Fund. This project involves all staff at twelve national museums in the Stockholm area. <\/p>\n<div class=\"block-image\">\n          <div class=\"block-image-background is-large\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.7.1.jpg)\"><\/div>\n              <q class=\"block-image-title\">Hela samh\u00e4llet \u00e4r inne i en digital omst\u00e4llning just nu, s\u00e5 \u00e4ven kultursektorn<\/q>\n      <\/div>\n\n<p>An e-learning platform has been developed as part of the project, allowing museum staff to take various courses. All 1,200 employees at Stockholm\u2019s national museums complete eight hours of basic training. <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cParticipants are introduced to digital cultural heritage and the potential of digitalisation. The aim is to create common ground and enhance staff skills so that they can take part in digital developments,\u201d explains Pia Thiel. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI paves the way for new opportunities<\/h2>\n\n<p>Digitalisation offers enormous opportunities when it comes to preserving cultural heritage and making it accessible. And when it\u2019s combined with other digital tools such as AI, which are capable of analysing vast volumes of data relating to cultural history, it becomes possible to identify patterns that open up entirely new fields of research in cultural history, archaeology and art history. <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFor instance, we\u2019re already seeing what can be done by the Swedish Lion AI tool. It\u2019s capable of reading handwritten texts dating back to the 17th century with 95 per cent accuracy; or there\u2019s the Laboratory for Digital Archaeology at Lund University, which is creating infrastructure for archaeological data and allowing completely new 3D models to be created,\u201d says Fredrik Nordbladh.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image-grid\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.12.1.jpg\" alt=\"Pia Thiel, communications officer and Fredrik Nordbladh, project manager for the Digital Museums Initiative project\">\n\n      <figcaption>Pia Thiel, communications officer and Fredrik Nordbladh, project manager for the Digital Museums Initiative project<\/figcaption>\n  \n  <div class=\"image-grid-row\">\n    <div class=\"image-grid-left\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esf.se\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Still_2025-09-30_101839_1.28.1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\n          <\/div>\n    <div class=\"image-grid-sidebar\">\n      \n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From museum requirements to user needs<\/h2>\n\n<p>Digitalisation isn\u2019t just intended to increase accessibility. Explanation: The word \u201caccessibility\u201d is used to describe how well an activity, place or premises works for people with disabilities. This includes the physical design of premises. It also involves having access to information and communication and being able to use products and services. The aim is for all initiatives and employment opportunities created with support from the ESF Council to be accessible to everyone, while also safeguarding our cultural heritage for future generations. Artefacts deteriorate over time, and they may be destroyed by conflicts or natural disasters. Fredrik Nordbladh also emphasises the paradigm shift from a user perspective.  <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Museums have traditionally been places that welcome people on the museum\u2019s own terms. 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