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Theme : museums
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Enriching art via cell phone
In Baltimore, museums are using mobile phone technology to deliver information to visitors in a way that both uses a platform with which they are already comfortable, and a means of enabling people to share hteir opinions with each other.
from : samjones
16th August 2007
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France - Museums - Column - New York Times
Under Sarkozy, France is currently debating the merits of free access to museums.
from : samjones
24th July 2007
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Building Cultural Literacy
Last month, I spoke at a conference at Fudan University in Shanghai. The paper I gave was about the role of cultural providers like museums and the role that they have in building the skills in reading and interpreting cultures. You can download the paper here.
from : samjones
17th July 2007
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Visitor numbers soar at Britain's free museums and galleries | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
Visitor numbers to museums rise again, and comedian Frank Skinner aims to 'persuade people of the benefits of going into a gallery, even for a short time and even if it is just to get out of the rain'
from : samjones
4th December 2006
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MoMA and Tate Modern
One of the most commonly heard criticisms of Tate Modern is the paucity of its collection in comparison with other major museums. This article in the New York Times makes for interesting reading, arguing that the collection has encouraged more creative curation down at Bankside. There are also some interesting comments about the participatory nature of the Unilever commissions. One of the big points to be made about, say, Olafur Eliasson's Weather Project, or Rachel...
from : samjones
2nd November 2006
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Culture Online: Video podcast first for UK museum
The first video podcast by a UK Museum
from : samjones
26th October 2006
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Knowledge and Inspiration: the democratic face of culture
Produced in partnership with The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), this report looks at the changing face of our museums, libraries and archives.
from : markfuller
25th October 2006
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The natural resources for a creative society
Speakers:
John Holden, Head of Culture, Demos
Sue Wikinson, MLA
Hugo Swire MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (TBC)
from : mollywebb
2nd August 2006
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The natural resources for a creative society
Speakers:
John Holden, Head of Culture, Demos
Don Foster MP, Spokesman for Culture, Media and Sport (TBC)
from : mollywebb
2nd August 2006
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The 21st Century Society: the role of museums, libraries and archives
Speakers:
John Holden, Head of Culture, Demos
Sue Wilkinson, MLA
Chris Batt, MLA
from : mollywebb
2nd August 2006
