Innovation - Darwin Interactive Installation

Penny Grist, a graduate of Bath Spa University, won innovation funding to develop an installation that would provide a new and exciting way for viewers to engage with an exhibition. It uses technology to direct attention back to museum exhibits rather than replace them and is a dynamic and approachable way for museums and institutions to create interest and involvement in their collections.

Butterfly in viewers hands

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This innovation award was funded by the Knowledge Escalator project, which is part financed by the European Union's ERDF Competitiveness and Employment Programme 2007-13 securing £1,833,000 of ERDF investment through the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA).

ERDF

SWRDA

"I have achieved much of what I set out to do and there is scope to work on this in the future. The award enabled me to develop the idea and exhibit the piece in public alongside the museum collection it was derived from. It brought a new, younger audience to the Institution."

Penny Grist, Innovation Award Winner 2008