Background

Today’s globalized environment challenges the notion that a monumental institution rooted in a monocultural context can satisfactorily address the needs of local communities.
The Caribbean, as a regional culture wrought by an earlier globalization process which deliberately sought to deculturate its transplanted population, may provide clues to its success as tourism centre at the same time capable of developing/accommodating new
museum models to affirm its fragmented identity .

An EmergingTechnology Application

AConvergence Trends

By 2005 commercial products that included pervasive wireless networking (WiFi hotspots, cellular 3G/GPRS broad availability of “smart” wireless devices (cell phones or PDAs), and inexpensive, embeddable wireless RFID tags have enabled new interactive personalized museum experiences.

By 2007 web applications that included Google Maps became available that  for example enable a person to Make Google Maps their personal maps.
A client can create and share personalized, annotated maps of your world and:
    •     Mark favorite places on your map.
    •     Draw lines and shapes to highlight paths and areas.
    •     Add text, photos, and videos.
    •     Publish a personalized map to the web.
    •     Share maps with friends and family

Then came Google Earth that combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery,  maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information  at your fingertips.

• Fly to your house. Just type in an address, press Search, and you’ll  zoom right in.  

• Search for museums, schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels.

• Get driving directions.
• Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.
• Save and share your searches and favorites.