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 [...]

We need your help to find the best museum work on the web

The Best of the Web Awards are given every year at the Museums and the Web conference. Since 1997, a committee of peers has reviewed sites nominated and called our attention to outstanding models. We need your help to find the best museum work on the web. Nominate a site for the Best of the [...]

Oblong’s tamper system 1801011309

A visual summary of tamper’s filmic maneuvers, circa early 2008; the system is built atop the g-speak spatial operating environment:

Keynote: Interactivity in Museums, Agnès Alfandari, Musée du Louvre

In 2005 the Louvre’s website went interactive. The goal was for it to be an element of the Louvre in its own right, an arena of exchange, sharing and creation. Visitors have been encouraged to highlight their Louvre experience before, during or after a physical visit, or just use the website on its [...]

Designing A History of The World, inspiring article by James Boardwell

The BBC contacted Rattle in Spring 2009 to help them think through different audience propositions for what is now A History of The World, a landmark series on Radio 4 produced in conjunction with the British Museum. The basic premise of the programme is to provide a history of the world through objects, including [...]

NEW: Let SpicyNotes visualize your online museum information

SpicyNodes turns complex information into a richly interactive content portal, and can help your visitors explore your museum collections virtually.
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Live Tweeting Mummy Wrapping and Conservator Q&A!

Brooklyn Museum: If you were following us on Twitter last June, you probably remember us live tweeting as a group of mummies were taken to North Shore University Hospital for CT scanning. Tomorrow, our conservators are going to be in our conservation lab re-wrapping the “Anonymous Man” shown above getting his CT scan to [...]

50 Great Sites for Studying Ancient History Online

If you don’t have time to head out to a museum, travel halfway around the world, or even take a course but still want to learn more about ancient history–not to worry. These great sites offer opportunities to college students at all levels to study and better understand these ancient cultures through videos, photos and [...]

Today is follow-a-museum-day on Twitter! Use #followamuseum

Museums of all shapes and sizes can be found giving people a behind the scenes look at art, history, nature and science through Twitter. Over one million people follow museums on Twitter, what if each of these people told a friend about a museum that they enjoy following?
What if someone who hasn’t visited a museum [...]

Open Images is an open media platform that offers online access to audiovisual archive material to stimulate creative reuse

Open Images is an open media platform that offers online access to audiovisual archive material to stimulate creative reuse. Footage from audiovisual collections can be downloaded and remixed into new works. Users of Open Images also have the opportunity to add their own material to the platform and thus expand the collection. Open Images also [...]