Digital Mini-museum as an Innovative and Affordable Presentation of Local Heritage for Tourists: Example from Serbia

Abstract

The use of innovative digital technologies in the presentation and promotion of cultural heritage has become an imperative for the arising destinations of cultural tourism. This is especially related to the cases where this heritage has some spatial and historic limitations to be consumed by prospective tourists. However, the use of digital technologies requires a lot of financial, organisational, and professional resources – a challenge for new destinations. Accordingly, the rare examples how to overcome this challenge should be presented as role-models. This paper exemplifies a Digital mini-museum in Niš, a city in Southern Serbia with rich history and tradition. The Museum has been developed by a staff and students from the local electronic faculty, aiming to show the affordable ways to promote local urban cultural heritage in limited conditions. Final conclusions target to underline the possibilities to merge the potentials of digitised cultural heritage and their affordability.