I'm researching on the possibilities of Flickr for museums and cultural
learning, covering a wide range including:
- The possibilities of video (90 secs - 'long photos') e.g. this group
on comparing pronunciations: ( http://www.flickr.com/groups/word_time/ )
- Flickr Commons, and George Oates' recent post on the use of Flickr as
a collections management tool
- Museums as Flickr members: e.g. Brooklyn Museum using Flickr for
behind the scenes documentation etc - (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/ )
- Museums promoting themselves or gathering knowledge through geotagging
photos (see London page:
http://flickr.com/places/United+Kingdom/England/London )
- Using Flickr for documenting public art projects e.g. Tate's street
art ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/cansfestival/interesting/ ) and
Artichoke's Telectroscope ( http://www.flickr.com/groups/telectroscope/ )
- Museums creating a community of enthusiasts through groups e.g.
National Railway Museum (
http://www.flickr.com/groups/nationalrailwaymuseum/ ) and the
public/friends themselves creating a group e.g. Livesey Museum for
Children - because the Council shut it and we need to reopen it! (
http://flickr.com/groups/707018@N22/ )
- Using Flickr for creative writing projects (e.g.
http://flickr.com/groups/nycwp/discuss/162532/ )
- Using Flickr to solicit public uploads for competitions or exhibitions
e.g. Tate's How We Are Now ( http://flickr.com/groups/howwearenow/ )
- Bypassing institutional websites to document education projects
swiftly, collaboratively and in a neutral space...
So:
Have I forgotten any angle?
Do you have any examples to share? If it's your project, how's it working?
Do you have any thoughts on what you could do with Flickr in the future?
Are there/could there be alternatives to Flickr?
Any other views or tricky issues?
Many thanks,
Bridget McKenzie
Director, Flow Associates
07890 540178
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