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#3. The Future of Museums in The Digital Age
In this episode of the EXCENTRIC Podcast, our hosts speak with Sofia Widmann, Founder and CEO of MUSEUM BOOSTER, a cultural-innovation studio working with museums and science centres across four continents. Together, they explore how museums and cultural heritage organisations can approach digital transformation not as a race for technology, but as a human-centred process shaped by institutional needs, visitor experience, and long-term sustainability.
The conversation explores the challenges behind digital change in the museum sector, from organisational capacity and internal readiness to the need for shared learning, collaboration, and practical innovation. It also considers how museums can build more sustainable digital strategies by focusing on people, purpose, and meaningful forms of transformation rather than technology for its own sake.
Guest Intro:
Sofia Widmann is the Founder and CEO of MUSEUM BOOSTER. With a background in economics and experience across both nonprofit and commercial cultural organisations, she has built a career exploring how new media and digital tools can shape the future of museums. Sofia completed her MBA research on the impact of technology on museum success and is now a frequent international speaker on visitor experience, digital strategies, revenue models, and innovation in the cultural sector.
About Excentric:
EXCENTRIC is an EU‑funded research and innovation project exploring how digital tools and collaborative approaches can strengthen Europe’s cultural and experience sectors. By bringing together researchers, industry experts, and cultural organisations, the project aims to support more sustainable, responsible, and human‑centred ways of working across live music, festivals, museums and theatre.
This podcast series is produced by KEA European Affairs & the EXCENTRIC consortium.
As part of EXCENTRIC’s Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation activities, the series shares insights from pilots across six countries, alongside accessible frameworks and policy reflections.
Disclaimer:
This project has received funding from the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme (Project ID: 101178180). Views and opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Music & Sound design: Haakon Hildisch
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By KEA European AffairsIn this episode of the EXCENTRIC Podcast, our hosts speak with Sofia Widmann, Founder and CEO of MUSEUM BOOSTER, a cultural-innovation studio working with museums and science centres across four continents. Together, they explore how museums and cultural heritage organisations can approach digital transformation not as a race for technology, but as a human-centred process shaped by institutional needs, visitor experience, and long-term sustainability.
The conversation explores the challenges behind digital change in the museum sector, from organisational capacity and internal readiness to the need for shared learning, collaboration, and practical innovation. It also considers how museums can build more sustainable digital strategies by focusing on people, purpose, and meaningful forms of transformation rather than technology for its own sake.
Guest Intro:
Sofia Widmann is the Founder and CEO of MUSEUM BOOSTER. With a background in economics and experience across both nonprofit and commercial cultural organisations, she has built a career exploring how new media and digital tools can shape the future of museums. Sofia completed her MBA research on the impact of technology on museum success and is now a frequent international speaker on visitor experience, digital strategies, revenue models, and innovation in the cultural sector.
About Excentric:
EXCENTRIC is an EU‑funded research and innovation project exploring how digital tools and collaborative approaches can strengthen Europe’s cultural and experience sectors. By bringing together researchers, industry experts, and cultural organisations, the project aims to support more sustainable, responsible, and human‑centred ways of working across live music, festivals, museums and theatre.
This podcast series is produced by KEA European Affairs & the EXCENTRIC consortium.
As part of EXCENTRIC’s Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation activities, the series shares insights from pilots across six countries, alongside accessible frameworks and policy reflections.
Disclaimer:
This project has received funding from the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme (Project ID: 101178180). Views and opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Music & Sound design: Haakon Hildisch