When Technology Meets Art: Museum Paths between Real and Virtual

To grasp the elements that make up the museum today it is necessary to have a study approach that identifies the functions of the real museum and its major transformations in relation to the development of technology, with particular reference to digital environments. Starting from these assumptions, this elaboration intends to present the results of observatory research that has taken into consideration a sample of real museums in relation to digital technology. Defined in the common lexicon of museums on the web, those museums that have recently renewed their websites with the aim of getting closer to the their public on digital media are analyzed in the national and International context.