The Loupe is an interactive tool which allows museum visitors to explore artefacts and learn stories behind museum pieces and collections. The prototype was developed by Waag for the meSch project. The meSch project explores new ways to let people hear the stories behind heritage objects directly and immediately, in this way enriching the experience of European cultural heritage.
In October and November 2014, Digital Spaces Living Lab (DSLL) used a slightly further improved Loupe prototype and tested it with school children at the National Museum of History (NMH) in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of a living lab validation experiment partly supported by the eCultValue project.
The Thracians – Warriors and Hunters
Story composed by Albena Topalova
Photos used in the Loupe story are from the NMH collections and from Bulgariana/Europeana
The Loupe at the National History Museum
Filmed by Alexander Krumov
Sound based on loops from GarageBand
