Nicole Smith

I have a background working in the cultural heritage sector, as an archaeology curator and as a specialist in digital technology implementation for museums. I am an archaeologist with several years’ experience in field archaeology with a research interest in Early Modern archaeology, particularly the relationship between archaeological research and public consumption of the past. I work with locally focused arts and culture organisations, and am interested in supporting the implementation of co-designed interventions for engaging with archaeology and heritage. I have been involved in exhibition design, staging, and evaluation since 2004. My most recent work has focused on the development of participatory methodologies for community archaeology, and I am currently developing tools for use by community groups to record, analyse, and interpret archaeological material culture. I am also working with the National Trust and Durham University to roll-out guidelines for embedding archaeological practice into interpretation and programming at outdoor heritage sites across England and Wales. I am part of the core team for the Digital Narratives in Archaeology Research (DiNAR) project, developing approaches to university-museum partnership working, we have recently launched an interactive VR experience at Yorkshire Museum as part of the British Museum and York Museums Trust exhibition, Viking: Rediscover the Legend. I am working with partners from several cultural heritage organisations and higher education institutions to design and implement impact activities from this research. Current projects: Digital Narratives for Heritage (DiNar) project (DC Labs & Archaeology, University of York) - http://dinarproject.net/ Discovering England's Burial Spaces (DEBS) - Historic England funded - http://debs.ac.uk/ Re-reading the British Memorial Project – http://britishmemorial.org/ Basing House: Community, Archaeology, Technology Project - http://basinghouseproject.org/