inLogic Announces RFID Pilot Solution for Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium Shark Bytes Exhibit

inLogic, a leading provider of RFID middleware and software solutions, today announced the success of a RFID pilot solution it has developed for the Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium.
In order to educate visitors about RFID technology, the Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium will be employing RFID to create personalized and participatory experiences in [...]

CHIN’s Professional Exchange

Heritage professionals who are interested in technologies will find, in the Professional Exchange, a vast number of learning and reference tools, such as Artefacts Canada. Join this group to share knowledge, take part in communities of practice and gain access to experts through audio and video clips, workshops and webinars. Discover the resource par excellence [...]

Microsoft Surface experience to enable 3D interaction with mobile devices

Microsoft is planning to demonstrate this week at its employee-only Microsoft Research showcase in Redmond a project it is calling the “Mobile Surface.” Microsoft is briefing a few select press on some of its TechFest projects before the event begins. I wasn’t briefed; I just found the link for this while trolling around on the [...]

14th National Museum Publishing Seminar

Editors, curators, Web and new media producers, designers, printers, marketing and public relations staff, publishers-we’re all thinking about the relationship between print and online sources, and the impact that new media have on our traditional practices. Although we have touched on this theme at some of our previous museum publishing seminars, you will want to [...]

The ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit, May 7, 2010, in Mountain View, California

Today ReadWriteWeb is announcing our second event, the ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit 2010. It will take place May 7, 2010, in Mountain View, California.
The ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit will be an exploration of the latest Mobile development trends, both the technology and the emerging business applications.
Here’s a sample of some of the topics:

Geo-location services – what can [...]

The most modern biographical museum in Europe

The Chopin Museum collection numbers over 5,000 exhibits. Among them are autographs and first editions of the composer’s works, his letters, memorabilia and documents. Key editions of Chopin’s music, as well as of works by his contemporaries are also featured. There are also paintings, graphics and sculpture pieces.
The organisers, the Fryderyk Chopin National Institute, have [...]

Iphone Application Isbmnh Launched By Team International

TEAM International recently co-developed iSBMNH, a free application available on the iTunes store. Now users can visit the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in the comfort of their home.
iSBNature allows museum enthusiasts to access the museum’s website, displays multiple exhibits including butterflies alive and provides a detailed map of the museum. The following [...]

Van Abbemuseum: Play Van Abbe

Saturday 10 April, during the National Museum Weekend, Play Van Abbe Part 2, Time Machines, will open. In this part, utopian museum models of the past and radical historical prototypes will be assessed to find out if and how they can be applied today. How does a museum tell a story through presentation techniques and [...]

Museum Planning Software, a nice list

The “Museum Planning” blog is a resource for board members, museum staff and museum consultants working in the field of interactive museums. Blog topics include; museum planning of new museums and centers, planning and the development of interactive exhibitions and the project management of exhibitions.
On the blog of Mark Walhimer is a nice list of [...]

Nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History presents NanoDays 2010, a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering, March 27 to April 3. The Lemelson Center is one of more than 200 science museums, research centers and universities across the country [...]