The overall objective of AIMused is to improve tourism attractions accessibility through the development and implementation of AI-driven tools and inclusive design solutions.
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.
Lead partner – National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Poland
Kalmar Lans Museum, Sweden
Lithuanian Sea Museum, Lithuania
KL Kulturland MV gGmbH, Germany
University of Szczecin, Poland
Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany
Nautil Sp. z o.o., Poland
The Lithuanian Sea Museum is among the partners creating more accessible museums
2026-01-23
Modern museums around the world are increasingly striving to become open, safe, and accessible spaces for all visitors, where every person, regardless of physical, sensory, or cognitive differences, can experience culture, knowledge, and a sense of community. Rapidly evolving technologies, especially artificial intelligence, are opening new opportunities for museums to create more personalized, inclusive, and visitor-oriented experiences.
In line with these trends, the Lithuanian Sea Museum, together with partners, has started implementing the international project “AIMused,” whose main goal is to improve the accessibility of museums and other tourist sites by using inclusive design and advanced artificial intelligence solutions. The project focuses on the needs of diverse visitors, with particular attention to people with disabilities, aiming to ensure that culture, heritage, and learning are accessible to everyone.
The project aims to develop accessibility and inclusion guidelines for museum and tourism site managers in the South Baltic region, create digital and physical toolkits to genuinely improve visitor experiences, and develop guidelines for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to enable the purposeful and responsible use of AI solutions to enhance accessibility. An important part of the project is the dissemination of the developed content and tools to stakeholders in the tourism sector across the South Baltic region.
Lithuanian Sea Museum director Olga Žalienė emphasizes that the “AIMused” project is significant not only from an institutional perspective but also from a broader societal point of view:
“Accessibility is no longer an added value today – it is a necessity. Museums must evolve alongside society and respond to the diverse needs of people. Artificial intelligence provides new opportunities to better understand visitors’ expectations and create solutions that help everyone feel welcomed, understood, and included.”
The total project budget is 1,661,574 EUR
The Lithuanian Sea Museum is implementing the project together with an international consortium of partners. The lead partner is the National Institute of Fisheries and Marine Research in Poland. The project also involves NaturBornholm in Denmark, the Kalmar County Museum in Sweden, KL Kulturland in Germany, the University of Szczecin in Poland, the University of Applied Sciences Wildau in Germany, and Nautil Sp. z o.o. in Poland.
Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021–2027
Picture: © Weronika Podlesinska