Virtual space created by a digital platform in the post epidemic context: The case of Greek museums

Abstract

This study aims to develop a conceptual model for the application of digital technology in museums, using a case study of a cultural site in Greece. Museums, as sites of cultural transmission and regeneration and the embodiment of local culture, influence not only the cultural vitality of communities and regions but also the power of this culture to spread globally. Against the backdrop of Greece’s announcement of the gradual restoration of public places, it is crucial to rebuild local cultural sites and strengthen cultural heritage protection. This article proposes a conceptual model suitable for digital museums, which integrates the spatiotemporal relationship between ruins and social groups in digital virtual space, and obtains two potential research concepts: “the extension of time and space” and “thin-wall communication”. These results can be used to optimize the reconstruction of cultural place.