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November 2010 Blog Posts (8)

Museums computer Group UK #ukmw10

Building a brighter future for museums

Nick Poole, Collections Trust UK

We have two jobs to do.

1- help people connect with each other

2- harness the power of the web to secure the survival of the museum

Today could be a milestone. The day when things changed.

Creating real lasting value, both cultural and financial. The place of technology is no longer at the margins.

Our role is to deliver. To do so, we must abandon some of our cherished… Continue

Added by Angelina Russo on November 26, 2010 at 8:35pm — No Comments

Strategic Content Management: thoughts from Collections Trust UK

Nick Poole and Laura Whitton from the Collections Trust UK about the future of collection management. Nick offered an overview of management as:

We're in the joy business- rich multimodal experiences

We're in the peace business - refusing them a cultural identity, fulfilling an important social function

We're in the respect business- multiple narratives, reflecting idenity and culture

We're in the fun business - surprise, what value, reward

We're in the tourism… Continue

Added by Angelina Russo on November 26, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Museums, Mobile Devices and Social Media

Hey there,

A quick plug for a book that will be coming out about the recent conference we held this year on the subject. Here is a link to the book.…

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Added by Wayne LaBar on November 23, 2010 at 6:57am — 2 Comments

What museum conferences can learn from TEDx events

I was privileged to be one of about 300 people in the room at the first TEDxSanDiego. TEDx are independently organized events following the TED conference format. If you aren't familiar with TED talks, they are amazing, short, focused talks by the world's best speakers and thinkers, which are broadcast live (and recorded). (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, although the… Continue

Added by Stephanie Weaver on November 17, 2010 at 7:38am — 3 Comments

Giotto's Crucifix - Florence

I've been following articles on the restoration of Giotto's Ognissante Crucifix for quite a while now, and I'm excited at it being returned to Florence's Ognissante Church at the start of next month:…

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Added by Phillip Simms on November 15, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

DCMS Pulls Sponsorship for 'Non-nationals'

So the DCMS is pulling sponsorship from 'non-national' museums and other cultural institutions across the country:…

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Added by Phillip Simms on November 14, 2010 at 1:11am — No Comments

conference participation: Transformations in Cultural Communication 2011.

Can you please tell me if applications for conference presentations are still accepted?

Is it possible to participate in the conference with papers and/or reports?

Please advise how to apply! Thanks

Added by Natalia Grincheva on November 9, 2010 at 9:06am — 3 Comments