Report: Mediamatic conference Kom je ook 3 ‘the public as programmer’

The ‘public as programmer’ was the focus of the third edition of Kom je Ook? (Are You Coming Too?), that took place on the 26th of November 2009. We offered an energising programme with foreign speakers, Dutch case studies and do it yourself. The location was the Bernard Haitinkzaal in the new Conservatory of Amsterdam. [...]

Britain Loves Wikipedia: Wikimedia seeks underexposed UK Museum

Britain Loves Wikipedia is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest that will be held in museums and cultural institutions across the UK, with the aim of increasing the number of pictures available to illustrate Wikipedia articles and inspire new articles. The event will kick off with a launch event at the Victoria and [...]

PLAY VAN ABBE The museum in the 21st century

From 28 November 2009, Play Van Abbe is the Van Abbemuseum’s major project for 18 months. It is a multifaceted programme working with and around the collection of the Van Abbemuseum and will cover the majority of the exhibition space. Play Van Abbe consists of exhibitions, projects, performances, lectures, discussions, and new techniques for mediating the public’s [...]

The Conscience Un-Conference in United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The Conscience Un-Conference is a one-day “un-conference” co-hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. It will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 8:30am to 5:30pm in Washington, DC. Read more: The Conscience Un-Conference.

Muselius, global directory of Museums

Muselius is a global directory of museums. Our mission is to facilitate the information you need for visiting museums all over the world.  Muselius is created and maintained with the help of many users who update and complete the data we have about each museum. Can I edit the information about a museum? In every [...]

Watch this! An armoured car, with police escort on its way to a museum in The Netherlands?

Short videoclip made by Infofilm about the secure Dmanisi Skull (1.8 million years old) Transport from Schiphol Aerport to Naturalis Museum in Leiden, The Netherlands. Professor David Lordkipanidze, Director General of the Georgia National Museum, is the only person entrusted to travel with the fossil. Transport is in an armoured car, with police escort. The [...]

Online Curatorial Practice, Flexible Contexts and ‘Democratic’ Filtering

The Internet, networked mobile devices—from mobile phones to PDAs Personal Digital Assistants—and increasingly affordable software and hardware have brought about a new era for the creation and distribution of media content. Read here Online Curatorial Practice — Flexible Contexts and ‘Democratic’ Filtering.

The Virtual Museum of the European Roots

Museums from Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece have joined hands – and virtual artefacts – to create the first 'Virtual Museum of European Roots'. They have put their most treasured objects online in 3D for visitors to explore in several thematic routes, as they are guided through European prehistoric culture and heritage. [...]

Co-producing the museum by Jim Richardson

GREAT KEYNOTE by Jim Richardson: “This is the keynote that I am delivering at the Kom je ook? conference today in the Netherlands. I was asked to speak about ‘the audience as the programmer’ which fits perfectly with my personal view. The heart of what I am going to talk about today is change. Change [...]

Klout measures engagement with followers on Twitter

Jim Richardson on his blog: “I have seen a few tools which try and provide useful statistics to show engagement with followers on Twitter, but I haven’t really been convinced, but I think this service from Klout is worth looking at. Here are some statistics for MoMA Twitter username @MuseumModernArt to wet your appetite:” Read [...]