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E-MUSEUMS – TOUR THE BRITISH MUSEUM LIVE – TONIGHT (THURSDAY)
New Post Goes Up Every Wednesday A night at the British Museum: after-hours with Dan Snow at ‘Defining Beauty’ Marble statue of discus-thrower by Myron. Roman copy of a bronze Greek original of the 5th century BC. From The British Museum Press Release, “At 6.30pm on Thursday 28 May, the British Museum will present a live […]
E – MUSEUMS MATISSE AT THE MOVIES AND ON YOUR PHONE VIA THE TATE MODERN AND THE NEW MEDIA
The Tate Modern is offering “Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this extraordinary landmark exhibition which brings together around 120 works from the period in which Matisse began ‘cutting into colour.’” As reported by ArtDaily, The Tate Modern’s major exhibition, Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs, is the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to the artist’s paper cut-outs made […]
E – MUSEUMS – THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART ON YOUR PHONE
New Post Goes Up Every Wednesday at 8:30 pm ET A major theme of this blog is the use of the New Media by museums to fufill their mission to make Art accessible to all. As numerous examples from prior posts have shown, this doesn’t require flashing lights, and all the other bells and whistles commonly associated […]
E-BOOKS: Are Fine Art Book Publishers Moving into the Digital Age?
New Post goes up every Wednesday at 8:30 pm ET By David Padwa We have written before about the Musée d’Orsay’s e-book: Great Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings (above).Recall: This book is an outstanding example of what can be done in the enhanced e-book format, and an excellent example to print publishers by the Museum and Artepublishing […]
GOOGLE GLASS : APPLICABILITY IN FINE ART?
GOOGLE GLASS A New Post Goes Up Every Wednesday at 8:30pm ET By David Padwa Google Glass was released to developers in February 2013, and will be available to all consumers in 2014. There is a lot of excitement surrounding Glass because it is the new, shiny, and exciting gadget, akin to the release of the […]
E-MUSEUMS – ZKM A LAB FOR 5 MUSEUMS AND THE WORLD
The Center for Art and Media (ZKM) in Karlsruhe,Germany holds a unique position in the world for The development of interdisciplinary projects and promotion of international collaborations. It responds to the rapid developments in information technology and today’s changing social structures. It is an excellent resource for those, anywhere in the world, interested in the […]
E-MUSEUMS: MUSEUM COOL IN SPAIN AT THE PRADO / E-MUSEOS: MUSEO EN ESPAÑA EN EL PRADO
New Post goes up every Wednesday, 8:30 pm, ET. This post is another our series exploring the use of the New Media by museums throughout the world to fulfill their mission to make art accessible to the public. The Prado Museum joins an impressive and growing number of museums who have seized the challenges of […]
New Opportunities for App Development and Art Design
by Zoraida Cabrera Leap Motion You can probably imagine being able to create an architectural 3D digital model, make a digital drawing, or edit a digital photograph without the use of the mouse. The process can be arguably easier or more difficult. Still, touch screen technology allows for wonders. But had you ever imagined doing […]
E – MUSEUMS – THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ROCKS!
New Post Goes Up Every Wed. @8:30PM ET CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART – FINE ART IN THE NEW MEDIA The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gallery One, opened in January 2013, and, as the Gallery’s website indicates, “features the largest multi-touch microtile screen in the United States, which displays images of over 3,500 objects from the […]
E-MUSEUMS BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART – GO MOBILE GUIDE
ART ANYWHERE, ANY TIME New Post Every Wednesday, 8:30 pm, ET. Franz Kline, Tragedy-BMA The BMA Go Mobile Guide, an innovative mobile art guide on more than 100 objects from the Baltimore Museum of Art‘s collection, has put the BMA in the forefront of those Art Museums launching mobile guides that are available anywhere, anytime, and […]
Whither the Book 