Digital

Redeveloping a museum website is a big project and not something that any museum approaches without good reason. But with constant change both in our...

Big Data: it’s a term that conveys power, generates suspicion and even scares some of us. But what role does big data have to play...

Can games ever be considered art, and do they have a place in museum exhibitions? Computer gaming is hardly a new phenomenon but, as with...

We are living in a technology-driven age, and the right digital medium can help museums stay in the loop. Museums face a lot of competition...

Not everyone has the means or opportunity to visit a museum, so should curators bring the exhibit to the viewer? From social media to video...

It’s often demonised as the end of genuine appreciation, but when it comes to engaging museum audiences, Instagram is a far better friend than foe...

The Smithsonian Institution has released millions of high-resolution images from its collections so that members of the public can download them freely. Over two million...

When you think of the latest innovations that are allowing museums around the world to reach new audiences, perhaps snail jokes aren’t top of your...

The coronavirus outbreak in several cities of China has led to some drastic measures including the construction of a huge new medical facility in the...

Unsplash is the largest platform for freely sharing photos in the world. With more than 60 million image downloads and 10 billion views every month,...

Museums are complex organisations and technology has to some extent made them more complicated. The Natural History Museum in London, for example, has more than...

Digital techniques, including the use of augmented reality (AR), have been put to use in the museum sector before, usually in the field of artistic...

On Monday, the world-renowned auction house, Christie’s, announced that would be presenting a new performance art installation using mixed reality technology by the leading conceptual...

The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City was subject to an anti-capitalist protest which came in the form of an internet-based hack...

The world-famous Musée d’Orsay has announced that they have hired an Instagram artist-in-residence with the aim of bringing more attention to many of the masterpieces...

Studies consistently show the educational benefits of incorporating games and play into learning. Games, and increasingly digital and video games, have become mainstays in many...

In the years since selfie sticks went global, it has become clear that the mobile phone has changed the way we travel. The ubiquity of...

Manchester Museum recently returned items taken from Australia more than 100 years ago to Aboriginal leaders, the latest move in an ongoing debate over calls...

Chinese educationalists have been offering a new service to students in their home country that has allowed them to gain virtual access to some of...

In Germany, it is being seen a something of a landmark case. Following what seemed to be an open and shut case of the digital...

From our early history to the present tidal waves of information on digital platforms – storytelling is key when it comes to reaching out and...

For the first time, Australian video games will feature in the country’s national audio-visual archive. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) announced...

In an attempt to discover exactly how people will interact with gallery spaces in the future, the National Gallery in London has launched a new...

There are many places around the world where you will find facial recognition technology in service today. In some situations, it is used for security...