...and there's now a post, 'Museums need to explode the myth they are
technologically backward', on the Museums Association site where you
can share your thoughts on 'how can we bridge the gap so that senior
management in museums understand the impact of digital technologies
and allow more space for experimentation? And why does this “museums
are behind in technology” meme have a certain truthy ring to it that’s
hard to shake? What can we do to dispel it forever?'
http://www.museumsassociation.org/comment/17012014-mia-ridge-museums-need-to-explode-the-myth-that-they-are-technologically-backward
Cheers, Mia
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On 4 December 2013 15:22, Mia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear MCGers,
>
> I'm having trouble reconciling summaries like 'English museums behind
> in digital revolution' with the wisdom, experience and innovation I've
> seen in discussions like those on this list and at various
> museum+technology events over the past decade*, but the recent report
> 'Digital Culture: How arts and cultural organisations in England use
> technology' http://native.artsdigitalrnd.org.uk/digitalcultureresearch/
> was pretty scathing about museums' use of technologies.
>
> So I'm curious - why is there such a disconnect between practices
> within museums and the too-common public/funder/media pundit
> perception that museums are stuck in the last century? I'm really
> curious to know what you think, lurkers and all!
>
> And what questions should the survey have asked to elicit more useful
> responses from museums? What answer would best represent the projects
> that inspire you or have been most transformative within the museum?
>
> Cheers, Mia
> * And yes, I have already ranted about this a bit in both my UKMW13
> posts http://openobjects.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/ukmw13
>
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