[#musetech syllabus thread: week 4!] This week we explored how museums are opening up collections for re-use and rethinking storytelling in the digital age. Saddle up!
Of course we had to look at the amazing interactive documentary "Jheronimus Bosch, the Garden of Earthly Delights"... do NOT miss "Diabolical bird on potty chair" (right panel, middle) tuinderlusten-jheronimusbosch.ntr.nl/en#
We were honored to host @NMAAHC's Jessica Johnson, who showed us how the museum's world class #musesocial team is using Twitter, FB Live, Insta, Snapchat and more to share stories through multiple lenses and connect people's concerns today with the history that came before.
Switching gears a bit, we took a deeper dive into the potential of openness and collaboration when it comes to museum collections and data. Love this piece on the #LODLAM led by @sosarasays and others hyperallergic.com/180422/smithso…
tells it like it is when she makes it clear why museums must have a stake in improving (and using) Wikipedia content. medium.com/digital-moma/b…
And, finally, Olivia Vane explores how we "make sense" of history using "interactive diagrams" derived from a collection API as part of her fellowship at @cooperhewittlabs.cooperhewitt.org/2017/exploring…
That's a wrap for week 4! I'd love to know what digital storytelling formats you're loving or to hear about the inspiring #openGLAM projects you're seeing that open up opportunities for new discoveries within (and uses of) our collections.
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"When people can actively participate with cultural institutions, those places become central to cultural and community life." - @ninaksimon See also Chapter 1: Principles of Participation participatorymuseum.org/chapter1/
We also read a guest post on @ninaksimon's blog about the "Oh Snap!" project which involved online and offline participation, including a physical exhibit of visitor-contributed photos surrounding works from the @CarnegieArtMuse collection museumtwo.blogspot.com/2013/03/guest-…
[#musetech syllabus thread: week 7!] This week's topic? MOBILE. We talked about techniques for are offering museum experiences anytime and anywhere... #mtogo
(There's a ton of ways to think about this topic so bear with me as I share a bunch of awesome links!)
One of my favorite #musetech articles of all time: "Catching Our Breath: Assessing Digital Technologies for Meaningful Engagement," by Mann, Moses and Fisher in @NAMExhibitions journal fall 2013 goo.gl/ACPuUM
[#musetech syllabus thread: week 5!] This week's theme was digitization and, boy, did we get lucky with a guest lecture by @dzorich! We read the @SIxDIGI's founding 2010 document "Creating a Digital Smithsonian" si.edu/content/pdf/ab…
[#musetech syllabus thread: week 3!] This week my "Museums and New Media" class explored online collections. We discussed how to publish *usable* collection information and explored openness as a value in museums.
"Digital Knowledgescapes: Cultural, Theoretical, Practical, and Usage Issues Facing Museum Collection Databases in a Digital Epoch" by Fiona Cameron and Helena Robinson (2007) problematizes traditional museum approaches to documentation in the digital age. …tpress.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.7551/m…
A good quote from Cameron and Robinson's piece to ponder. When we publish from collection management systems straight to the web, are we thinking through the implications of that choice? Are we creating supportive educational spaces online or...? 🤔
Alright, #musetech nerds! Here's what we covered in week 2 of "Museums and New Media" at @GUmuseumstudies...
First, an oldie but goodie: 1998 Morrisey and Worts list article lists a range of interpretive strategies for engaging visitors using technology (think outside mere content delivery!) academia.edu/9284639/A_Plac…