The Historic House Museum. From conveyed memory to participated experience

This paper interprets the general theme of the 25th ICOM General Conference, Museums as cultural hubs. The future of tradition, by reviewing each phase in the three-year research programme that was developed by the Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino, with the eight institutions that compose the Network of His- toric House Museums of Poets and Writers in the Romagna region in Italy (Bosco, La Maida & Zannoni, 2019). The project, called New integrated systems for the visitor experience in the Historic House Museum, is part of the Museum Plan for the Emilia-Romagna region 2016/2018 and is co-funded by the Institute for the Artistic, Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Regione Emilia-Romagna for a total amount of 35,000 euro (Legge Regionale 18/2000). The project presents a synergic effort between institutions, within a shared educational programme. The research group from the Design Department of the Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino is composed of research fellows who conduct both theoretical and applied research in the field of exhibit and interaction design: Alessandra Bosco and Michele Zannoni, professors and lead researchers for the project; Elena La Maida, research fellow and Emanuele Lumini, responsible for documentary sources and the analysis of case studies. We worked with young professional designers chosen for their specific skills, with the liaison for the Institute of the Cultural Heritage Emilia Romagna, with the scientific directors of the eight Historic House Museums, and with museum staff and technicians.