Historical archives constitute a unique category of cultural artifacts, functioning as “the evidence of past activity of individuals or organizations” and a link between past and present. There has been, however, a longstanding challenge in archival public communication, due to the complex and, often, obscure nature of archival content, and its, sometimes, non-ideal condition. In the case of music archives, where music comes into play with its intangible nature, an effective experience design for public engagement becomes even more challenging. Taking into account the still unexplored potential of an experience design combining digital storytelling and guided dialogic activities for cultural heritage, we created “13 interviews”, a digital storytelling experience with social interaction elements, for the music archive of Nikos Skalkottas, an important composer of the early 20th century and used it for a user study with 25 participants. The outcomes reveal the potential of the approach to spark curiosity and cultivate historical empathy for the composer and his work as well as insights on how to design for engagement with music archival content.