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In 2002, the people of Ontario became the fortunate recipients of a time capsule vividly illustrating life in the province during the 1950s and 1960s when London television station CFPL generously donated 2,700 reels of news film to the Archives of Ontario. (das Projekt wurde 2008 an der Museum an the Web Conference vorgestellt: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/abstracts/prg_335001830.html

Seductive Subversion opens today and the show takes a look at the impact of women artists on the traditionally male-dominated field of Pop art.  The exhibition team wanted to keep things simple in the gallery-a spare look, so the pop art would really pop out at you.  At the same time, the team had a plethora of research about each of the 25 artists featured in the show and wanted a way to share that with the public.   So, the goals of this endeavor became two-fold.  First, how do we share the research and, second, how do we do it in a way that won't overwhelm the visitor experience?  Wikipedia + iPads became the answer

[murmur] is a documentary oral history project that records stories and memories told about specific geographic locations. In each of these locations there is a [murmur] sign with a phone number on it that anyone can call to listen to a story while experiencing being right where the story takes place.

""Decode" at the V&A: Digital Reflections and Refractions " The exhibition has been arranged under three closely intertwined themes: Code, Interactivity and Network. A large installation in the Grand Entrance of London's Victoria and Albert Museum clatters away, registering its presence in this historic hallway. Jointly commissioned (by the V & A and SAP), bit.code (2009), by Julius Popp, consists of a large panel of black and white blocks which appear to represent a curious, indecipherable code as they rotate around their frame.

Digital New Zealand is an initiative... "This interactive online video mashup uses EditorOne to let visitors create their own short videos using historic video images, still photographs, artifacts, music and audio clips."

A research shows that most people actually don't rate supportive technology very high when it comes to museum visits. However, the comment section is quite interesting as it shows that this also depends very much on the type of museum. Art museums for example do have a comparably high acceptance of technology (about one third)

Explore exciting NEW exhibits in a dynamic, state-of the art facility that brings technology and creativity together to make learning experiential, entertaining and fun.

In der Regel werden Ausstellungen von den entsprechenden ExpertInnen entwickelt und das Publikum bekommt dann das fertige Ergebnis zu sehen. Einen ganz anderen Weg geht jetzt das Australian Museum. Dort bezieht man das Publikum bereits in die Entwicklungs

museumnext is a two day event which will help you to develop concrete dsign strategies for engaging visitors as cntripbutors to and participants in museums exhibitions and programmes

RECIPROCAL CHARING: "The Reciprocal Research Network (RRN) is a key component of the Museum of Anthropology's Renewal Project, "A Partnership of Peoples." In addition to the RRN, the Renewal Project comprises several complementary and innovative components, including a new Research Centre, Major Temporary Exhibition Gallery, and Community Suite. Together, they support collaborative, socially responsible, and interdisciplinary research across local, national, and international borders. "

"When was the last time you visited the library? Or a museum? When was the last time you read a reference book from cover to cover or took the time to travel to an exhibition? I bet it was quite some time ago since most of these things are now readily available online, digitised and searchable."