Towards an Intelligent IoT System for the Data-Informed Museum of the Future

This article describes the ongoing prototypical development of an intelligent IoT system for art and cultural institutions as part of the intelligent.museum project. Partial development steps that have already taken place are described and the system is conceptually framed. The system will be used to condense data from various IoT sensors in the exhibition space and the building complex, along with data from the Internet, into intelligent data analytics. The goal is to provide human decision-makers with intelligent analytics as well as machine recommendations for action to enhance museum intelligence. This initiative, which can be tracked transparently and comprehensively via a code repository on the Internet, will enable art and cultural institutions to adapt museum experiences to the needs of visitors. In addition, a technological framework is created for artists to create computer-based works and develop interactive art experiences using this system.