AI in museums

Sonja Thiel works as digital catalyst for Artificial Intelligence at Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe. She has a background in history and philosophy and has worked as a curator for participatory processes at cultural history museums. 2014-2020 she developed a blended-learning academy program in Museum Studies at the University of Freiburg. Her work focuses on the intersections between museology, participatory curatorial practice and open digital education.

Johannes C. Bernhardt is a cultural historian specializing in cultural management and digital transformation. After ten years at the universities of Freiburg, Mannheim and Bochum, he worked at the Badisches Landesmuseum from 2017 to 2023 on digitization concepts for historical collections, the intersection of digitality and participation, and the development of the digital museum - for all these fields, Artificial Intelligence opens new perspectives.

»Ein spannendes Werk für alle, die sich mit den Schnittstellen von Technologie und Kultur beschäftigen. Denn es handelt sich um eine Veröffentlichung, die nicht nur die aktuelle Debatte über den Einsatz von KI im Kultursektor bereichert, sondern auch Impulse für zukünftige Entwicklungen liefert.«

»An exciting work for all those who the interfaces between technology and and culture. Because it is a publication not only the current debate about the use of AI in the cultural sector sector, but also provides impetus for future developments.«