Digital
Editorial | Digital initiatives must not repeat past errors
As awareness of the huge impact that digital technology can have on museums and their work to engage the public increases, alongside an understanding that the focus needs to be on the impact of this work, not on the technology, there have been several recent initiatives designed to support and develop digital capacity. The Digital …
Funding news | The talk of the towns
Museums and other local stakeholders in towns across England are being invited to have their say on how money from the government’s £3.6bn Towns Fund should be spent. One hundred towns and communities have been earmarked to each receive a Town Deal worth up to £25m in funding, including 45 in the Northern Powerhouse and …
Digital | New voices
Staff-led podcasts offer a twist on the usual museum podcasts, as they showcase the favourite stories of those working behind the scenes, especially those who are less confident or unlikely to be heard often. Whether it is an anecdote about a museum object, exhibition, community project or outreach activity, pressing “record” on your staff and …
Can 3D printing drive repatriation efforts in museums?
A research project is exploring the role new technologies can play in the return of objects
The recent Europeana conference was all about digital transformation
In November I attended the Europeana Conference in Lisbon’s National Library. I was there as part of a project team and wanted to find out more about Europeana at first hand. The conference theme for this year was connecting communities and digital transformation. Europeana was established in 2008 and aims to transform the world through …
Digital reviews
A scroll through the latest websites, apps and social media from museums and galleries