Seminario de Investigación en Museología de los Países de Lengua
Portuguesa y Española, II, 2010 Novas propostas e desafios das
mediações culturais em museus virtuais Bruno Cesar Rodrigues e
Giulia Crippa AbstractIn today's society, the access to cultural
products such as works of art has been much more extended
through reproductions than through originals. This can be easily
seen in the uninterrupted expansion of new information and
communication technologies (ICTs) primarily on the Internet.
These technologies enable new forms of production, circulation
and reception of symbolic products in the cultural scene, making
it more complex by adding multiple layers of information to the
products presented. Museums take advantage of these technologies
to expand more and more each day, broadening their geographic
reach as well as the scope of their own reputation. There is a
growing number of Websites that define themselves as virtual
museums and create new exhibition spaces and contexts for art
production requiring