Enhancing Local Cultural Heritage by Designing Narrative and Interactive Exhibitions. MEET at the “Museo del Territorio di Riccione”

The paper presents the application of the research project 'MEET. Multifaceted Experience for Enhancing Territories' at the 'Museo del Territorio di Riccione'. The project aims at enhancing the local cultural heritage by involving institutions, professionals, and citizens in the realization of a co-designed interactive exhibition. The enhancement considers the narrative processes strategic for the inclusion of and broader access by different types of public and for a more effective learning process. After explaining the different types of narratives used in the installations, the contribution lists all the phases of the project, synthesised in a visual roadmap. The contribution is then carried out by mentioning all the stakeholders involved, together with their role, the cultural assets enhanced, the development of the process that brought to the creation of the audio-visual content and the realization of the exhibition path. Finally, in the conclusion, the research team presents the result of the qualitative and quantitative evaluation phase conducted through questionnaires useful to understand the actual appreciation and the effectiveness of the project.