AIMused - Accessibility Integration and Artificial Intelligence for Museums

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Poland-Denmark-Germany-Lithuania-Sweden (South Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2025-12-03

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Description (EN):

The AIMused project addresses a common challenge in the SBR: the limited accessibility and inclusivity in tourism attractions for people with disabilities, senior citizens, and individuals with special needs. As demographic changes progress, the tourism industry must adapt to ensure that all visitors can fully engage with exhibitions and narratives. However, many attractions still struggle to implement inclusive solutions due to a lack of knowledge, resources, and technological support. This gap limits the participation of a significant portion of the population and prevents tourism sites from becoming fully open and welcoming spaces for diverse audiences. The overall objective of AIMused is to improve tourism attractions accessibility through the development and implementation of AI-driven tools and inclusive design solutions. The project will enable such institutions to provide an enhanced experience for visitors with various needs by integrating artificial intelligence into interactive tools. By increasing inclusivity, AIMused will foster a more diverse audience, ensuring that people with disabilities, seniors, and those with cognitive or sensory impairments can participate in the cultural, environmental and educational opportunities that tourism attractions offer. This may lead to a long-term change in the way museums, zoos, science centers, etc operate, setting a new standard for accessibility in tourism. The project will deliver four key outputs. Two types of guidelines that compile best practices, research findings, conclusions, and recommendations to enhance accessibility in cultural and tourism sites.They will be themselves designed with care of plain language and universal design principles. The first guideline will provide a broad perspective on accessibility in tourist attractions, presenting a detailed framework for inclusive design, the use of assistive technologies, and effective communication methods tailored to diverse visitor needs. The second guideline will focus on the implementation of AI-powered chatbots in tourism attractions, providing insights into their development, user needs, and practical applications to improve visitor satisfaction and engagement. These documents will serve as essential resources for cultural and nature institutions, helping them implement AI-driven solutions and accessibility improvements based on tested methodologies and wide cross-border research. Additionally, the project will develop toolboxes with physical and digital tools, to enhance visitor interaction, incorporating tactile models, 3D-printed replicas, and AI-based tools. Training materials and workshops will support museum staff and tourism professionals in applying these solutions, ensuring long-term impact. Publications and industry reports will further disseminate the project’s outcomes, facilitating knowledge transfer and the replication of successful strategies across the sector and region. AIMused will take a cross-border approach by bringing together tourism experts, accessibility specialists, and AI developers from all countries in the SBR. This cross-sectoral group will be large and diverse, thanks to the establishment of local Advisory Boards, which will support the project with their expert knowledge. This collaboration is essential because accessibility challenges in tourism are not limited to one country but affect the entire region. By working together, project partners can compare best practices, exchange knowledge, and co-develop solutions that can be adaptable to various cultural and linguistic contexts. Cross-border cooperation will also allow for extensive testing and validation of the developed tools with diverse user groups, ensuring that they are effective and widely applicable. Through this joint effort, AIMused will create sustainable, scalable solutions that can be adopted by tourism attractions across the region, ultimately making cultural and natural heritage more accessible to all.

Thematic information

ICT and digital society Tourism Social inclusion and equal opportunities

Priority: (VI-A_SB_3) Attractive South Baltic - activate the tourist and cultural potential of South Baltic Area

Priority specific objective: RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights

Type of intervention: 165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: National Marine Fisheries Research Institute

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 5860102441

Address: Hugo Kołłątaja, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Total budget: EUR 529 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 423 360.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 105 840.00

Nautil - Leszek Chojnicki

Name: Nautil - Leszek Chojnicki

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 5871571464

Address: Chrzanowskiego, 81-198 Kosakowo, Poland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME

Total budget: EUR 248 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 198 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 49 700.00

KL Kulturland MV gGmbH

Name: KL Kulturland MV gGmbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 079/124/01353

Address: Friedrichstraße, 18057 Rostock, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME

Total budget: EUR 102 537.75

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 82 030.20

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 20 507.55

Kalmar Lans Museum

Name: Kalmar Lans Museum

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE832400408701

Address: Skeppsbrogatan , 39231 Kalmar, Sweden

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Other

Total budget: EUR 303 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 242 400.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 60 600.00

NaturBornholm

Name: NaturBornholm

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 25092414

Address: Groenningen, DK-3720 Aakirkeby, Denmark

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Other

Total budget: EUR 295 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 236 160.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 59 040.00

Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Name: Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE138549391

Address: Hochschulring, 15745 Wildau, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Total budget: EUR 99 960.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 79 968.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 19 992.00

Lithuanian Sea Museum

Name: Lithuanian Sea Museum

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 190464695

Address: Smiltynes, LT93100 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Sectoral agency

Total budget: EUR 289 170.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 231 336.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 57 834.00

University of Szczecin

Name: University of Szczecin

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 8510208005

Address: Aleja Papieża Jana Pawła II, 70-453 Szczecin, Poland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Total budget: EUR 209 400.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 167 520.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 41 880.00

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Nautil - Leszek Chojnicki

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KL Kulturland MV gGmbH

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Kalmar Lans Museum

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NaturBornholm

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Technische Hochschule Wildau [FH]

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Lietuvos jūrų muziejus

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University of Szczecin

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Morski Instytut Rybacki - Państwowy Instytut Rybacki

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Summary

Project name (EN): AIMused - Accessibility Integration and Artificial Intelligence for Museums

Project acronym: AIMused - Accessibility Integration and Artificial Intelligence for Museums

Project ID: STHB.03.01-IP.01-0004/25

Project start date: 2025-09-18

Project end date: 2028-08-18

Project status: ongoing

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 076 967.75

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 661 574.20

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 661 574.20. Co-financing rate, 80.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
RCO 001 - Enterprises supported (of which: micro, small, medium, large), Measurement unit:

Delivered output indicator(s):

(RCO087) Organisations cooperating across borders: 19.0
(RCO116) Jointly developed solutions: 4.0

Programme Common Result Indicator:

RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:
RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:

Delivered result indicator(s):

(RCR104) Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 4.0
(RCR84) Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion: 19.0

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Financing programme

2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Poland-Denmark-Germany-Lithuania-Sweden (South Baltic)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2025-12-03

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

49 / 49 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

356 / 356 (100%)

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AIMused - Accessibility Integration and Artificial Intelligence for Museums

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