British Museum Collaborates With Wikipedia

The British Museum has begun an unusual collaboration with Wikipedia, the online, volunteer-written encyclopedia, to help ensure that the museum’s expertise and notable artifacts are reflected in that digital reference’s pages. About 40 Wikipedia contributors in the London area spent Friday with a “backstage pass” to the museum, meeting with curators and taking photographs of [...]

In Taipei and London, digital archive projects are revolutionizing the modern museum’s role

The sheer magnitude of the numbers is staggering. The London-based British Museum BM bears the reputation of being the world’s most prominent museum because of the more than 7 million objects in its holdings, while the Taipei-based National Palace Museum NPM has earned fame because its collection of some 655,000 items constitutes the finest accumulation [...]

Designing A History of The World, inspiring article by James Boardwell

The BBC contacted Rattle in Spring 2009 to help them think through different audience propositions for what is now A History of The World, a landmark series on Radio 4 produced in conjunction with the British Museum. The basic premise of the programme is to provide a history of the world through objects, including 100 [...]

BBC and the British Museum creates ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’

The BBC and the British Museum have joined forces in an original and unprecedented public service partnership, focusing on world history. At its heart is a landmark series on BBC Radio 4, ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’ which will broadcast from 18 January 2010. This series is a narrative global history told [...]

Social Media and Museums, 7 December, British Museum!

Organiser: Museums Association Venue: British Museum, London Dates: 07/12/2009 Social media is becoming an important new weapon in a museum's arsenal. But how should it be used? What does it cost? Can you control it, and how do you find the time to monitor it all and create content? Social media is becoming an important [...]