Guided tours and hundreds of minds captivated by history and technology discovered MECIPT-1 and the UPT Technical Museum Over 500...

More than 500 people, 21 guided tours and as many minds captivated by the past, history and technology discovered the UPT Technical Museum at the 20th edition of the European Night of Museums!

On 18 May 2024, the Polytechnic University of Timisoara, together with the Department of ID/IFR and Digital Education, the Multimedia Centre and together with the cultural project Spotlight Heritage Timisoara were part of the programme Night of Museums 2024!

With a full schedule of tours, as well as visits from curious passers-by, the UPT Technical Museum came alive during the night and invited the general public to learn more about the history of information technology. Over 500 visitors crossed the threshold of the museum, discovering MECIPT-1 - the first university computer in Romania (1961), but also virtual reality and mixed reality applications.

Open to both adults and children, all participants could enjoy interactive edutainment applications developed by UPT students and teachers within the Heritage in the Spotlight project. Another attraction was the latest Spotlight Heritage Timisoara virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (AR/MR) applications, in which the audience could interact with a complex real-virtual world, using state-of-the-art digital technologies presenting Timisoara landmarks with national heritage objects from the galleries of the National Museum of Banat, partner in the project.

They also discovered other unique digital installations combining art and technology, such as:

• Patterns of Poetry Discover Timișoara through poetry and colour (artist: Marius Jurca, 13m10j). This installation is an interactive project based on poems created by writer Robert Șerban, under the title "Poems about Miss Timișoara", part of the Heritage in the Spotlight project;
• PhysicAI Garden: a dynamic virtual garden with virtual plants and mushrooms (artists: Anna Dumitriu & Alex May, in collaboration with CAPABLE Project and BioArt Revolution, organised as part of the Romanian Science Festival) - discover a dynamic virtual garden in which virtual plants and fungi grow and interact with each other and how different drugs can affect organic organisms, influencing their development;
• Games in AR, through which you can interact with objects from the city's cultural heritage, developed by UPT students from the Multimedia Technologies master specialization https://cm.upt.ro/;

If you did not have the opportunity to visit the UPT Technical Museum during the Night of Museums 2024 event, the Timisoara public, schools, tourists and all those curious about technology, art and history are expected at Open Days: from MECIPT to Virtual Realityevery Thursday and Friday from 11:00 to 13:00 until 21 June 2024! Admission is free!, you just have to schedule it!

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Find out where it all started and what the first alpha numeric calculator in Romanian universities looked like! Come and discover MECIPT-1 and the evolution of technology in the UPT Museum on https://muzeu.upt.ro/ ! The event is designed to engage everyone, regardless of age, providing an excellent opportunity to learn about the evolution of technology and its impact on society in unconventional ways, bridging multiple fields, backgrounds and ideas, creating a universe of connections and opportunities for future generations.

Find out more about the event by visiting:  https://elearning.upt.ro/ro/ and   https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/

The Night of the Museums event will be held on Saturday 18 May and will be under the theme of 20. Eagerly awaited every year, especially by the general public, the Night of Museums #20 will run throughout the day on 18 May until late at night, in conjunction with several European countries.

Spotlight Heritage Timișoara / Patrimoniul sub reflectoare is a digital cultural initiative of the Politehnica University of Timișoara realized in partnership with the National Museum of Banat, part of the Cultural Programme Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture. Cultural project co-financed by the Center for Projects of the Municipality of Timișoara, Timiș County Council, Ministry of Culture, Romania, EEA and Norway Grants.