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Did anyone see the first comment on this at the bottom of the Guardian article, "Hey, kids, it's half term. Fancy a trip to London to visit the Internet?" Brilliant! Tony Harris New Media Officer & Photographer Government Art Collection 0044 (0)20 7580 9123 www.gac.culture.gov.uk -----Original Message----- From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick Poole Sent: 08 July 2009 15:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: "Museums' future lies on the internet, say Serota and MacGregor" Frankie, I hate to say 'I told you so', but the honest truth is that nobody *likes* the online collections database model anymore - at least from the world of funders and politicians. We really do need a new product to excite these people - which might still focus on interacting with Collections in a browser, but in much more imaginative and mediated ways. All best, Nick -----Original Message----- From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frankie Roberto Sent: 08 July 2009 15:06 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: "Museums' future lies on the internet, say Serota and MacGregor" http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/jul/08/museums-future-lies-online Interesting report from the Museum of the 21st Century event. (another here: http://nlablog.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/the-museum-of-the-21st-century/) Of note in the comments: "Not convinced. Museum objects just don't ratchet up the obsession and outrage necessary to work the web 2 crowd. Unless people were allowed to do something radical like curate by public vote, I can't see them eagerly clicking through databases of objects - and then it'd be pretty geeky and niche." Ouch! Frankie -- Frankie Roberto Experience Designer, Rattle 0114 2706977 http://www.rattlecentral.com **************************************************************** For mcg information visit the mcg website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk. To manage your subscription to this email list visit http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email.shtml **************************************************************** This email was received from the INTERNET and scanned by the Government Secure Intranet anti-virus service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2007/11/0032.) In case of problems, please call your organisation s IT Helpdesk. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. ********************************************************************************** This email and its contents are the property of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please delete it. All DCMS e-mail is recorded and stored for a minimum period of 6 months. The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2007/11/0032.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. **************************************************************** For mcg information visit the mcg website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk. To manage your subscription to this email list visit http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email.shtml ****************************************************************