Sara Rovelli, Filippo Spotti, Michalina Fidos, and Mari Suoheimo
In Romania, rural isolation limits young children’s access to cultural and educational resources. Students at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) developed a project in 2025–2026, collaborating with Romanian cultural institutions and local partners. The research explored how museums, especially the Museum of Archaeology, History, and Art in Buzău, can serve educational roles beyond their physical locations. Using a Systems-Oriented Service Design approach, the project combined research, systemic mapping, and participatory practices. Gigamapping functioned as both an analytical and communication tool, revealing barriers, opportunities, and power dynamics across micro, meso, and macro levels. Methods like ZIP analysis and stakeholder workshops helped build shared understanding and validate hypotheses. Rather than fixed solutions, the project focused on adapting museum pedagogical practices to diverse territorial contexts and activating strategic interventions for systemic change. It highlights gigamapping as a critical design practice that navigates complexity and fosters dialogue among diverse actors addressing challenges in marginalised cultural and geographic settings.
KEYWORDS: Participatory gigamapping, cultural accessibility, museum inclusivity for kindergartens, Romanian remote communities, holistic diagnosis.
