Digital

Cultural hubs around the world were forced to close their doors in 2020. The spread of COVID-19 hit the museum sector dramatically; that’s not news...

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, all of Greece’s museums and art galleries have been forced to close their doors. A nationwide lockdown is...

Visitors can now see a secret side of London when they book a virtual tour of a disused Tube station through Hidden London a new...

TikTok may be the social media phenomenon of the day but it has rarely highlighted a museum’s profile in quite the way it has done...

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence has said it will make some rarely displayed drawings of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ available to view online as part of...

Many museums have started to offer virtual tours of their collections during the global health crisis which has forced the closure of most galleries and...

Ahead of his Digital Summit talk on Tuesday 23rd February, Adam Clarke gives a glimpse into the content of his session – “The story is...

It may have felt like the world came to a grinding halt for large parts of 2020. But against the backdrop of COVID-19, creativity still...

Rapid response and celebrating the mundane. Creative solutions have been the order of the day for the arts and culture sector through 2020. COVID-19 has...

The Communities Producer at the Victoria and Albert Museum in Dundee has said that the museum will is now using a range of technologies to...

2021 is just around the corner and after a year which saw digital take centre stage in the museum world, what can we expect in...

It’s Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG), but not quite as you know it! You can now curate your own exhibitions in a virtual BMAG...

Working from home during the lockdown put me in a small room, which for much of the time sounded like a battleground. Gunfire would reverberate...

In what is thought to be a first for the museum sector, Monterey Bay Aquarium has used a popular video game to present a live...

In her latest article for MuseumNext, Catherine Devine discusses the importance of accessibility in museums and why there’s still much to do in order to...

The Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio has teamed up with Potion Design to create a system whereby ‘virtual exhibitions’ can be created at will...

The tech giant Amazon has recently launched a new service which allows people to access experts in their field and to enjoy virtual touring experiences....

There can be little doubt that all arts organisations and museums can harness the power of social media to their advantage but TikTok, in particular,...

“The future of museums doesn’t have to be a choice between the physical and the digital. It’s ok to have a foot in both camps”...

Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is a powerful tool being used all around us — but it’s not exactly new. Although it was first fully developed...

Next week Ask a Curator day will take place across social media platforms, with more than 1000 museums, historic houses, galleries, libraries, aquariums and zoos...

A citizen scientist programme in Australia has seen a huge upturn in volunteering during the country’s pandemic lockdown period. Although the institution behind the scheme,...

Museum exhibitions are all about the “Wow!”, “What?” and “Why?” as they showcase beauty and wonder, spark curiosity, and share some of the important lessons...

One of the challenges currently facing Museums is how to monetise their online activities, so many working on the digital side of our cultural institutions...