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About AIMS
Explore the prospects of integrating digital technologies into the museum space at our International Art and Innovation in Museums Seminar (AIMs-2026).
While focused on innovation and digital transformation in museums, the seminar is dedicated to scenography, storytelling, and visitor experience.
Our goal is to explore how new tools reshape exhibitions and perception.
The seminar is held in two locations: Novi Sad (Serbia) and Saint Petersburg (Russia).
The working languages of the seminar are English, Serbian, and Russian.
Main themes
Scenography
issues and methods for developing exhibition visual representation concepts; working with lighting and spatial composition; color theory within exhibition design tasks.
Storytelling
selecting narrative language; working with exhibits; curator and designer communication; challenges of effective information transfer.
Interactive Journey
integration of interactive elements into exhibitions (AR, VR); creating routes and scenarios to engage visitors; developing interactive installations; creating visual and sound effects.
Linguistic Technologies in Museums
advancing multilingual access and inclusive communication; integrating AI-based translation and interactive language tools into exhibitions; supporting the preservation and presentation of heritage.
- Video
use of video as a narrative and spatial tool; designing projections that connect curatorial concepts with visitors’ sensory experience. - Audio Design
creation of audio guides, sound installations, and interactive audio elements. - Interactive Interfaces
development and implementation of applications and interactive panels that provide new ways for visitors to interact with museum content. - Data Analysis, Machine Learning and Visitor Experience
applying data and artificial intelligence to personalize visits; analyzing the perception and impact of scenography's visual elements on visitors, as well as the effectiveness of routes and scenarios. -
Multilingual Access & AI Translation
strategies for multilingual access powered by real-time language technologies. -
Narrative Mediation
using linguistic analysis to refine exhibition storytelling and cross-cultural semantics in labels and descriptions. -
Interactive Language Tools
integrating NLP, chatbots, and voice assistants to personalize visitor communication. -
Digital Linguistic Heritage
preserving languages through digital archives and visualizing linguistic diversity.
Who were our main speakers?
Anna Yalova
Director of The Manege Central Exhibition Hall
Natalia Metelica
Director of St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatrical and Musical Art
Andrey Punin
Public Artist & Architect, HSE University, School of Design
Olga Arshanskaya
Director of The Night of Light in Gatchina Festival
Julia Machevskaya
Curator of Anikushin’s Sculpture Studio, Museum of Urban Sculpture branch
Pavel Kaplevich
Production Designer & Exhibition Creator
Dasha Zakharova
Multimedia Artist
Nikolay Kislukhin
Head of the Special Projects Department, Tretyakov Gallery in Samara
How to Join AIMs
Our target audience includes digital media developers, curators, and cultural researchers.
Join the seminar via the registration form
Listeners are an essential part of AIMs.
Stay tuned: the programme will be announced closer to the dates.Take Part as a Speaker!
There are two ways to join the AIMS seminar as a speaker:
Case Track
(without paper)
Presentations of a project or exhibition, including exploratory or applied creative work
Formats
Large Talk: completed or mature projects,
⏱ 20 min + 5 min Q&A
Short Talk: emerging ideas or early-stage concepts,
⏱ 10 min + 2 min Q&A
Submit title and abstract (200-500 words)
by e-mail,
the review will be done within 2 weeks
Deadline: 05 May Novi Sad | 10 June SPB
Scientific Track
(with paper)
Presentations on topics aligned with the Springer CCIS themes
Formats
Full Research: completed or advanced studies,
⏱ 20 min + 5 min Q&A
Early Research Paper: pilot or in-progress studies,
⏱ 10 min + 2 min Q&A
Submit via CMT
(see this track pipeline),
the review results will be announced on 15 April
Deadline: 15 Mar
All contributions from both tracks will be reviewed by the committee.
The seminar is held offline.
Online participation may be considered individually by sending request on seminar’s email.
Proceedings
The scientific track of the AIMS seminar is part of the Internet and Modern Society (IMS 2026) conference. Therefore, research papers accepted for presentation in this track will be published in the IMS proceedings indexed in Scopus. Proceedings of IMS 2025 are available here.
We invite our speakers to present research papers developed on the basis of their conference presentations. Submitted manuscripts should be original, unpublished, and correspond to the thematic scope of the seminar and the CCIS series.
All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review.
Papers must be submitted and published in English.
This is due to the international scope of the seminar and the requirements of the Springer publication series.
Submissions are made through Microsoft CMT.
Call for Papers
From Submission to Publication pipeline
Registration in CMT
Title + Abstract
Full paper submission
PDF-format
(anonymized)
Acceptance
Notification
Camera-ready submission
DOCX-format
(revised
per reviewers)
Full papers: 11-15 pages | Short papers: 6-10 pages
Original manuscripts, similarity index < 15%. No text generated by AI tools.
Springer CCIS Template ↗ | Paper Submission ↗ Microsoft CMT submission guide (PDF) ↗
Program Committee
Anna Chizhik
Ph.D. in Cultural Studies, Multimedia Director,
St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Katarina Cokrlic
Exhibition Designer,
University of Bologna, Italy
Tijana Jevrić
Creative Director of Visual Identity and Cultural Worker, Serbia
Alexander Sadokhin
Doctor of Cultural Studies, Ph.D. in Philosophy, Professor,
Editor-in-Chief of Culture and Civilization Journal, Russia
Irina Mamonova
Ph.D. in Art History,
exhibition curator,
Senior Lecturer, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Borko Kovačević
Doctor of Linguistics, Professor,
Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Bojan Đorđević
Professor, Library Science,
Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Choose the category that best fits your participation.
You will be redirected to the registration form.
Please note that registration is mandatory for all categories, including free participation.
Listener
Early bird
Registration until 13 May is free of charge.
Owl
Registration after 15 May costs 400 dinars (≈ 4 eur)
Participant
Case track
Early bird
Registration until 13 May is free of charge.
Owl
Registration after 15 May costs 2000 dinars (≈ 17 eur).
Participant
Scientific track
Early bird
Registration until 13 May costs 3500 dinars (≈ 30 eur).
Owl
Registration after 15 May costs 7000 dinars (≈ 60 eur).
NB: Students on scientific track are liberated from paying fee
Contacts
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AIMs'26: Schedule
The 2026 speakers and seminar schedule will be announced later.
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