Miller, AlanCassidy, CatherinePisani, SharonAndrei, MariaZhang, JunyuKennedy, SarahOliver, IainAitken, JacquieWilliams, RayMartin, VanessaCampana, StefanoFerdani, DanieleGraf, HolgerGuidi, GabrieleHegarty, ZackaryPescarin, SofiaRemondino, Fabio2025-09-052025-09-052025978-3-03868-277-6https://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253194https://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/dh20253194Digital exhibits are often commissioned from specialist organisations for a premium price and only available to prestigious national and international organisations that have the budget to match. Yet developments in underlying technologies, such as commodity computers, mobiles and networks, are increasingly capable of delivering rich heritage experiences. Consequently, the possibility of immersive and mobile technologies becoming part of the normal offering of community museums is in reach. A virtual museum ecosystem, which empowers community-based museums to embrace technologies to digitally enhance the capacities of a museum supporting the research, collection, curation and communication of heritage, has the potential both to contribute to sustainable development as well as mitigate against the threats to heritage.Attribution 4.0 International License10.2312/dh.2025319410 pages