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Comfort and the museum visitor experience, part 1

On Sunday, October 25 WMA held a pre-conference workshop at San Diego's Museum of Photographic Arts called "Getting Comfortable with Visitor Comfort." The goal of the workshop was to help participants and the museum assess how the museum's experience met visitors' comfort needs, and therefore was an experience they might want to repeat. The facilitators (in alpha order) were Paul Gabriel, Vivian Haga, Beth Katz, Steve Tokar, and myself. We were… Continue

Added by Stephanie Weaver on November 21, 2009 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Museums & Galleries NSW 2009 Exhibitions Register – Now online!

Museums & Galleries NSW 2009 Exhibitions Register – Now online! Museums & Galleries NSW is pleased to present Issue 2 of the 2009 Exhibitions Register. The Register is a vital planning tool for 2010 and beyond and includes a diverse range of exhibitions for both galleries and museums available for tour throughout NSW and nationally. This edition of the Register includes an exciting selection of exhibitions, such as the Museum of Contemporary Art's Ricky Maynard: Portra… Continue

Added by Jessica Tyrrell on November 19, 2009 at 10:16am — No Comments

Mentorships for regional museum and gallery staff

Museums & Galleries NSW 2010 Mentorship Program – Applications now open! Applications for the Museums & Galleries NSW 2010 Mentorship program are now open. For 2010, two open museum mentorships and two open gallery mentorships will be offered. M&G NSW has also compiled a shortlist of suggestions for host venues to assist applicants. The Mentorship Program for museums and galleries is open to paid staff from regional museums and galleries in NSW and is suitable for mid-level o… Continue

Added by Jessica Tyrrell on November 19, 2009 at 10:13am — No Comments

GLAM/Wiki Trial: Social History Photographs of Early 20th Century Queensland

Twenty high resolution (2 - 4MB) photographs featuring a sample of the work of Bert Roberts have been uploaded onto Wikimedia Commons. This is to enable others to access and enjoy the photographs of early 20th century life in Queensland. We are supportive of copyright free imagery being shared… Continue

Added by David Milne on November 17, 2009 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

ANN: Get Ready! M&T soon to accept submissions for the 2010 MUSE Awards

Get Ready!! The AAM Media & Technology Standing Professional Committee will soon be accepting submissions for the 2010 MUSE Awards. This year we are adding a new category for “Students.” See the categories and criteria page for more information. http://www.mediaandtechnology.org/muse/criteria.html We will accept online applications from museums and producers on the AAM Media and Technology Web site… Continue

Added by Suzy on November 11, 2009 at 8:22am — No Comments

details of culture

As our history deepens, people seem to have an elevated interest in their history. As museums are striving for increased Business Process Automation, they will need to take advantage of this peaked interest. One example is the restoration of old furniture. My grandparents owned a set of Patio Furniture. It was… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on November 7, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Revealing The Arts (or as one speaker put it: R Tarts)

I spent a day and a half last week at an interesting forum co-hosted by the Australia Council and the ABC (that’s the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for you non-Australians) titled “Revealing the Arts: creative conversations and solutions for the digital era”. So I thought I’d do a bit of blogging about it… All the program, speaker info and some other blog stuff are at www.revealingthearts.com so I’m not going to repeat the program. But by way… Continue

Added by Frank Howarth on November 4, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC TO HOST

“STILL LIFE IN SOUL: Contemporary Music Photography by Jacob Blickenstaff” November 6, 2009 – April 30, 2010 The Stax Museum of American Soul Music announces a new exhibition, “STILL LIFE IN SOUL,” opening November 6th, 2009. The exhibit explores the current life, activity, and resurgence in popularity of soul music through portrait, performance, and documentary photography made since 2005 by music photographer Jacob Blickenstaff. This wont cost you any… Continue

Added by BraydonG on November 3, 2009 at 3:39pm — No Comments

Making Museums More Accessible: report on Conference Day in Barcelona

How can we help blind people see art? Is there a way for people with impaired hearing to hear the power of artistic expression? How can we enable a person with a mental disability get the most out of art? In short, how can we improve access to museums and exhibitions for everyone? These and many more issues were the subject of a very intense Conference Day on 26 October in Barcelona. The venue: Gaudi’s building, La Pedrera. The speakers and audience: museum professionals and… Continue

Added by Conxa Rodà de Llanza on November 3, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

Back at 'Reality Ranch': Social Media Pioneers and Defenders of the Fort

There is an interesting discussion thread over on MANEXUS about some institutions blocking social media communication for their staff. This started off as a short reply but has mutated into comment on broader related issues which may be worth a quick squiz. The issue of whether GLAM sector institutions enabl… Continue

Added by David Milne on October 29, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

what can be the impact of behavioral geo vector device on museum in particular and culture in general ?

This blog is in permanent construction and my arguments are not finals at all. The text will be revised as often as necessary. Thank's in advance to your remarks For technical details about this innovating concept and device I suggest to have a look here http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo-localisation_vectorielle You also can ask me a French or an English doc: yves.apeloig@eshkar.fr All audio guides, whatever the technologies used, have strong limitations. Not all peoples can used them.… Continue

Added by yves apeloig on October 25, 2009 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

2009 IMAGinE awards winners!

Representatives of galleries and museums from metropolitan and regional NSW and the ACT gathered at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney on Saturday night (17 October 2009) for the presentation of the 2009 IMAGinE awards. Celebrity host Peter Berner added an element of humour to the cocktail event which saw over 100 arts volunteers and professionals from across the state come to… Continue

Added by Jessica Tyrrell on October 23, 2009 at 2:08pm — No Comments

Examples of Best Practice for educational sites

Hi! Im currently undertaking research for a project on educational heritage sites, and am looking for some examples (doesn't have to be museums) that show good implementation of Best Practice for educational resources. Im particularly looking at sites with fantastic usability and perhaps some user generated content. Any you may be able to point me in the direction of would be gratefully received... Thanks, C P Sterling Continue

Added by C. P. Sterling on October 22, 2009 at 1:14am — 2 Comments

The Business of Design at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum

I've spent the morning at the Times Warner Center in New York at an event organised by the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum - The Business of Design. Leading designers and thinkers discuss how to implement design in business. You can view the post at http:www.nlablog.wordpress.com Continue

Added by Angelina Russo on October 21, 2009 at 10:59am — No Comments

Curator: The Museum Journal - www.curatorjournal.org

The website is live... we'd love to get your comments on articles... Continue

Added by Zahava D. Doering on October 13, 2009 at 2:13pm — 1 Comment

Free eBook: Social Network Marketing, 12 Steps for Success

I got this one from a friend last night and read it cover to cover. This should help us all get to the next level in regards to marketing on social networks and social media. You can download it here: http://tinyurl.com/ybbbdo9

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Added by Sophia Walker on October 9, 2009 at 10:13am — 2 Comments

On museums and performance indicators

Hi, my name is Sarah, relatively new to this social network. Although I did a bit of lurking first, I'd also like to share something with you now, and hope to have an interesting discussion. As part of a research project called Network Realism at the Virtual Knowledge Studio in Amsterdam, we are currently studying knowledge production via digital images in web-based databanks. One of our case studies is an ethnographic museum (the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam). Stimulated by the fieldwork at… Continue

Added by Sarah de Rijcke on October 7, 2009 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Free 1 Year Subscription to Website Magazine

This was forwarded to me yesterday, and I thought I would share this with all of my friends since most of you have a website of your own. This is the top magazine for people with a website, and they are giving away subscriptions to boost their readership. The free subscription is the one on the right side of the web page below: http://tinyurl.com/yeaqe7o Feel free to pass it along to your friends also. Enjoy... Continue

Added by Sophia Walker on September 29, 2009 at 2:50am — 1 Comment

INSIDE YOUR MUSEUM: AN OUTSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE (Part I)

This post explores current museum trends with lots of great videos and interesting examples from around the world: http://bit.ly/1a0u8z Continue

Added by Giles on September 23, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Strategies for social media and museums

San Diego hosted this two-day conference, sponsored by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and funded by the Benbough Foundation. This was an amazing opportunity to hear some cutting-edge experts on museums and social media, and organizer Rich Cherry did a fantastic job bringing them all together. Speakers included Peter Samis, Associate Curator of Interpretation for SFM… Continue

Added by Stephanie Weaver on September 23, 2009 at 8:29am — 3 Comments