A mini-series looking at various aspects of science museums

A great series of articles here from the Nature Network Team. Behind the Doors at the Museum – part 1 – by Nature Network Team “In the next of our new, regular editorials on Of Schemes and Memes, we are running a mini-series looking at various aspects of science museums. Museums are places for inquisitive [...]

The free MoMA AB EX NY iPad App, starring…

Very nice videoclip! Find out more about the iPad app at http://www.moma.org/abexapp

RFID and Sensors Illustrate Art’s Impact on People

At the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen in Switzerland, museumgoers wore gloves containing active RFID tags and wireless biometric sensors, thereby recording biological and cognitive reactions to each piece of art. The Swiss National Science Foundation funded the experiment, and Ubisense donated its technology. Phebey estimates the equipment and installation would have cost €60,000 to €70,000 ($86,000 [...]

Create your own Museum Daily Newspaper with paper.li

Every museum can have its own daily ‘newspaper’ online. It consists of your links shared on Twitter. Its free and ready in 2 minutes! Paper.li organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format. Newspapers can be created for any Twitter user, list or #tag. A great way to stay on top [...]

Museum Contests onTwitter, guidelines

Some museums have a contest on Twitter. Twitter has published some useful guidelines for running contests: Discourage the creation of multiple accounts: If users make lots of accounts in order to enter a contest more than once, they’re liable to get all of their accounts suspended. Please be sure to include a rule stating that [...]

Fun: Museum Wordle

Who is blogging on Museums? A nice list.

fresh + new(er) — discussion of issues around digital media and museums Fresh+New is a blog primarily written by Seb Chan at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. The purpose of the site is to act as a repository and sounding board for discussions around digital media and its use in museums. It evolved from a team [...]

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 [...]

Musea ontdekken de iPhone als platform

Na het Rijksmuseum, het Van Gogh Museum en de National Gallery in Londen heeft nu ook het Louvre in Parijs een eigen iPhone applicatie: Musée du Louvre. Het Louvre of op z’n Frans Musée du Louvre of  Le Louvre is een groot museum in Parijs. Het bestaat uit drie vleugels; de Richelieu-vleugel, de Sully-vleugel en de Denon-vleugel. [...]

Museum In A Day has begun!

Museuminaday is almost exactly what it says on the tin: a museum website that is intended to design, build and launch in 12 hours. This is an initiative of Dan Zambonini and Mike Ellis. Read more and follow their progress.