Projects (6)

Talking about prisons: an investigation into the social practices that inform visitor engagement in prison museums Jan 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
This study will explore the social practices that inform visitor engagement in prison museums. Adopting a conversation analysis methodology the social interaction of visitors, how they talk about and interact in the social and spatial environment, wi... Read More about Talking about prisons: an investigation into the social practices that inform visitor engagement in prison museums.

The Disappeared Village Jan 5, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
This project aims to host an exhibition and event as part of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022. Working in collaboration with Moray Libraries the exhibition and event will celebrate the story of Culbin, The Disappeared Village, and showcase creative ou... Read More about The Disappeared Village.

Capitalising on Digital Innovations for Heritage and Capacity Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
This project seeks to capture and share the technological learning from three NPA projects (Storytagging (RGU), Digi 2 Market (Udaras na Gaeltachta, Republic of Ireland) and CINE (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland)). These focus on digital story... Read More about Capitalising on Digital Innovations for Heritage and Capacity.

My Orkney Story: Developing a collaborative digital story platform Jan 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021
Based on previously funded initiatives, The Orkney Folklore Trail, which worked with local storytellers, musicians and illustrators, this project responds to challenges and opportunities within the Orkney community caused by tourism. It does this th... Read More about My Orkney Story: Developing a collaborative digital story platform.

Storytagging May 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022
StoryTagging will increase the market reach of creative industry SMEs by developing a digital platform that will allow creatives to harness (as stories) much of what makes Northern localities distinctive to the people who live and work there: place,... Read More about Storytagging.

From Tales to Trails: Developing digital application based tourism trails on Orkney Dec 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2019
In partnership with Orkneyology and a number of creative stakeholders, this project developed a mobile-based digital folklore trail in Orkney. Funded as part of an internal, competitive process the project was awarded £10k to undertake research into... Read More about From Tales to Trails: Developing digital application based tourism trails on Orkney.