Museums and the Web 2013

#mw2013Portland, Oregon

We put birds on things.

Mobile trends

Android versus iOS:Varies depending on institution• Meridian at Smithsonian 50/50• MOMA 90/10• V&A 80/20

Tablet use increases dramatically after holidays.

People surf on tablets while watching TV.

Rijksmuseum website re-launch. Optimised for tablets.

New learning apps

Romare Beardenhttp://vimeo.com/56518870

MOMA Art Lab http://vimeo.com/43976709

Exploratorium Colours and Soundshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmhJqJEgrPI

Learning programmes

Participatory outreachwith tablets and generic app

3D printing

MOOCS

Object StoriesPortland Art Museum

Outreach in schools withiPad app that records audiostories about family photos.Easy to publish to web, kiosks.

3D printingNew Mexico Highlands, ARTIC

Learning potential of 3D printing. Facilitates comparisons with original.

MOOCSMassively Open Online Courses becoming increasingly popular.

Carrie Mae Weems,Portland Art Museum

3D printing and learning

Reduces costs of replicas to increase and facilitate access

Encourages productive comparisons between replica and original (e.g., visual, texture)

Calls attention to materials

Reveals tool chain of obscure/expensive design & tech manufacturing processes

Staples to launch on-demand paper printing in Europe

Two types of MOOCS

X-MOOCInstructor led, limited time, moderated discussion

C-MOOCCommunity led, unlimited time, organic discussion

Gaming versus gamification

Dallas Art Museum membership schemeencourages positive learning behaviour

Need not be digital: SFMOMA Art Game Lab

Money and funding available

University Campus Suffolk collaboration

Art Game SFMOMA

Touch and gesture

Screen-based interactives and apps based on successful analogue activities and models at Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gallery One.

Depth cameras and physical buttons used bySecond Story for Emerging Issues exhibit.

NFC and AR are up and coming technologies on NMC Horizon Museum Report.

Gallery OneCleveland Museum of Arthttp://vimeo.com/60866006

#mw2014Baltimore, Maryland