Modern Computer Programs in Bulgarian Museology

In the dynamic and fast-paced world, the idea of what the visitor should experience in the museum is changing conceptually. Extremes are reached in which the focus of attention shifts from the past to the fun, the elemental, even mixed with the modern commercial. For instance, following examples in Europe, in parallel with the existence of classical old museums, new interactive spaces are being created in Bulgaria. The museum as a field of preservation of cultural forms, values and knowledge of the past continues to exist and develop in parallel with technologies in the 21st century. Digitization is an essential part of this activity. Accumulated old negatives, slides, microfilms, audio and video recordings are transferred to digital media or stored in computer archives. Particularly relevant in Western Europe today is the photogrammetric method, where a huge number of high-quality photos from different points of view are used to create a virtual model. These visual data are subsequently processed in computer programs with similar results through the principle of overlap (or, figuratively speaking, texture stitching). All these features of the modern world are gradually entering Bulgarian museology. Naturally, programmers and artistic designers passing through these modern periods will continue to face new challenges, such as the role and activity of artificial intelligence.