While browsing different museum websites and their virtual exhibits, I really struggled finding ones that I did not enjoy. I found that most of the websites I clicked were very well laid out and accessible. I settled on the Gregory Gift in The Frick Collection, and Nathan Harrison in the San Diego History Center. The…
Read MoreFor this assignment I defined a collaborative effort as an exhibit designed with input from the public or clear contributions from non-museum personnel. For my example of a museum exhibit which demonstrates a collaborative effort I selected the online exhibit “Alutiiq -An Alaska native Language” from the website of the Alutiiq Museum. I classify this…
Read MoreThe first online exhibit that I looked into was the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine exhibit at the Smithsonian Nation Museum of Asian Art. I believe that this exhibit is one that is online and also in person. The webpage about the Shrine Room and how it came to be is very in depth and has a…
Read MoreFor this week I chose the Apoxyomenos Cabinet exhibit at the Pio Clementino Museum in the Vatican and the Africa exhibit in the British Museum. Both exhibits were quite different in terms of choice of display and layout. With the British Museum using more modern glass cases and a gallery-type of layout to display thier…
Read MoreWho is a good collaborator and who doesn’t play well with others is where I’m going with this assignment post. It is darn near impossible to compare online museum exhibitions because all there is to see art the results of their works. Though the websites may look great with solid information or accessible data collections,…
Read MoreFor this week’s assignment, I toured the ‘Votes for Women’ online exhibit of the Museum of London and the Smithsonian Museum’s ‘A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting’ exhibition. Both online museum exhibits were excellent in their design of presenting collections within each exhibit. The ‘Votes for Women’ online exhibit showcases an interactive…
Read MoreFor this post, I chose to highlight the differences and similarities in the Louvre Museum in Paris and the British Museum in London. The first online exhibit I explored was the Petite Galerie in the Louvre. The Louvre first set up 3D online exhibits during the Covid pandemic for school children and the online experience…
Read MoreWhile researching virtual museum exhibits for this week’s blog post, I quickly began flashing back to the first few months of COVID. During that time I was working for the Girl Scouts and trying to organize some virtual programming in the absence of summer camp and I often would have the kids visit virtual museums…
Read MoreWhile searching for two museums with online exhibits, I found myself skeptical of whether I could find one (or even two) that would have any negative feedback on my end. Recently, I’ve been discovering that most museums have great online resources to browse through and explore. However, after I discovered two different exhibits from two…
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