Digitalization And Cultural Heritage Between Crisis And Opportunities: The Experience Of The Egyptian Museum In Turin

The pandemic due to Covid-19 disrupted the daily routine of museums, as well as their ability to make plans in the short and medium terms. The sudden lack of human and physical interactions around the collections prompted the adoption of virtual connections among people, places and objects. Called to temporarily substitute the direct interaction, these virtual links can be however exploited in a far more complex and productive way. This article briefly presents the approach of Museo Egizio, Torino to the broad field of digitalisation, its meaning and function in the context of an archaeological museum, towards the construction of an integrated system combining digital and material culture.