Sarah Kenderdine | Computational Museology in the Age of Experience

Computational museology is a scaffold that unites machine intelligence with data curation, ontology with visualization, and communities of publics with that world of knowledge through embodied participation. This lecture focuses on a series of works from Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) which move beyond digital objects to create new kinds of experiences that combine curatorship and emerging technologies. Sharing highlights from a series of international exhibitions and ground-breaking installations, the lecture explores themes such as digital twins, deep maps, performative systems, and the role of generative AI. At its heart, computational museology seeks to connect all forms of culture and materiality: objects, knowledge systems, representation and participation. The lecture is designed for anyone interested in how museums are evolving today, from students and artists to curators and the wider public.

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About the Speaker

Professor Sarah Kenderdine is a researcher at the forefront of interactive and immersive experiences for galleries, libraries, archives and museums. She is professor at the École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, leading the Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) and was the director EPFL Pavilion from 2017-2024 where she is now curator-at-large. She has created over 110 exhibitions and major installations worldwide along with several permanent museums.

Lunch will begin at 11:45 a.m. for in-person attendees.