Ina Pruegel

Digital Engagement Specialist, University of Cambridge Museums


Ina was the University of Cambridge Museums Digital Engagement Specialist until 2018, and is currently Head of Audience Engagement at the National Archives. In her role at the UCM she explored and developed digital offers and programmes to reach and engage new and existing audiences with the Museums. Past work includes on-site apps, augmented reality, immersive story experiences, projections and 360 filming.

She has a MA in Digital Media and several years’ experience working for production companies, universities, cultural and heritage organisations with a focus on audience engagement through digital media, storytelling and games.

Ina is an experienced cross-platform producer and project manager, passionate about digital and physical cross-over to create meaningful experiences for audiences.

Creativity & Experimentation: Digital Making

by and | 19.10.18

The University of Cambridge Museums Digital Maker Residency ran between January and March 2018. In this blog post we give an overview of the project and consider what we found out about the creative potential of digital making in museums. The University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) Digital Maker Residency ran between January and March 2018. Over the course of the… Read full article

Digital Maker in Residence: Update

by and | 22.03.18

The University of Cambridge Museums’ Digital Maker Residency aims to inspire staff, teachers, parents and young people to become digital makers and to explore ways to integrate digital making into the museum experience. The programme investigates how digital technologies can come together with traditional processes to create new ideas and experiences and how we can support and empower young people… Read full article

Cambridge Codebreakers: an interview with Fire Hazard Games

by | 09.03.18

Last week on the blog, we discussed the development of our live adventure game Cambridge Codebreakers: The Last Secret. Now it’s time to hear from the game developers who helped make it happen. Elizabeth Simoens is an immersive game designer with London-based company Fire Hazard Games. She developed the game with us and managed the run. Fire Hazard Games are… Read full article