Centro interpretativo da historia do Bacalhau

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Description

Event:

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Target group:

General public

Purposes:

• Enhancing the historical and cultural importance of cod in Portugal • Offering an interactive space where technology is combined with tradition

European initiative reference:

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Info

Portugal – Lisboa

Space Needed: Small

Activity:

The Centro interpretativo da historia do Bacalhau defines itself as a space that tells 'Portugal's most epic story' and the adventures of fishermen in search of the Cod. This museum is dedicated to the Portuguese connection to the sea and to the Cod as a historical, cultural and identity symbol of Lisbon and Portugal.

Contact

tel.: +351211126155 e-mail: info@historiabacalhau.pt

Website

Strengths

•   Possibility of creating unique and immersive experiences
•   Light and engaging content for viewers
•   Engaging even for children

Weaknesses

• Higher equipment maintenance costs
• Initial investment in equipment and customised experience creation

Digital Solutions

•   Possibility of buying tickets online
•   Audio guides
•   Projections and video mapping
•   4D simulation

Methodology

• For the realisation of video mapping, you have to choose the surface on which the video will be projected and/or a to buy a special support if necessary. Based on this, the video will be developed by a professional. It will be necessary to equip yourself with a good projector and possibly speakers, in case the video also has sound (recommended).

Resources needed and start-up costs

•   Projector: 450/3,000 euros
•   Professional video of about 5 minutes: 1,500/2,000 euros
•   Video mapping stand: variable
•   Speakers: 500/2,000 euros
•   Simulator: variable depending on the type of experience

Possible low cost solution

• You can try to exploit the surfaces of the museum itself to realise the video mapping. You can also develop a video yourself with free programmes such as Canva and Powtoon.

Transferable innovative principles and methods

1. 4D simulation of a boat in the ocean

Source: https://historiabacalhau.pt/

In one of the rooms of the interpretation centre, you can live a 4D experience. The spectator sits alone in a moving boat and is surrounded by images of the ocean with accompanying sound. This type of technology has great potential precisely because of the possibility to create simulations that allow users to identify with and experience stories that are not their own, like that of all those fishermen who spent hours alone in the ocean.

2. Video mapping on a book-shaped stand

Video mapping is always a great tool in museums. It allows a large number of different projections and effects to be created. In the Centro Interpretativo, thanks to this technique it is possible to witness, watch and read a real fairy tale. The story of the first expeditions and struggles over codfish is projected onto a large book, creating a real adventure story set in the cold seas of the Atlantic Ocean.

Source: https://historiabacalhau.pt/