Tag: Digital
Preserving the Near Future
On the 28 July 2018, ACMI held a day-long symposium in Melbourne looking at the challenges of preservation in the digital…
Accessing the Digital
I recently had the chance to sit in on the Digital Access workshop held by Glam Peak in Newcastle….
Webinars – An Introduction to Google Analytics & Google Grants
Regional Arts Australia are running a low cost webinar series to introduce basic web marketing concepts to help you…
VIVA
We are always on the look out for websites and apps that could be applicable in servicing the museum…
Interview – Chris Craven, Director, Museum of Freemasonry
We recently became aware that the Museum of Freemasonry in Sydney had developed a virtual tour. Chris Craven, the Director…
Dream Machines
Six significant contemporary artists from throughout Australia, whose practice brings science, technology, engineering, maths and art together will showcase their…
Jervis Bay Maritime Museum launches visitor app
In partnership with a group of enterprising Wollongong University students, Jervis Bay Maritime Museum has developed a new app…
Tongarra Museum develops a touring App
Tongarra Museum has developed Tread Shellharbour, a touring app to assist local residents and visitors, to take audio-visual guided tours of…
MAAS releases a new online collection website
Over the last six months, a project team at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) has been hard…
David Attenborough’s Virtual Reality experiences at the Australian Museum
The Australian Museum (AM) will be the first venue outside of the UK to host David Attenborough’s First Life…
#MuseumWeek is coming
Museum Week is only two weeks away! It’s a worldwide cultural event that takes place on twitter from 28…
A new approach to learning resources at the MCA
Beyond the PDF: Exhibition and Collection Learning Resources The MCA have taken some time over the past 18 months…
An electronic ‘dilly bag’
I am on the road in the next week to Dubbo, Armidale and Bathurst carrying not much more than an…
What’s happening on Main Street?
Main Street is a visually rich interface which offers users a city, regional comparison over time based on the main streets…
Saumarez Homestead develops mobile App
Les Davis from Saumarez Homestead, a National Trust property in Armidale, is a ‘appy man. They’ve just released a new…
Turning Digital: delights, dangers and drama
The State Library of NSW recently held a Digitisation seminar for the GLAM sector. The seats were booked out well…
Technology assists Aboriginal cultural revival
Accessible technology is greatly assisting the Aboriginal cultural revival across NSW. For generations now, communities have not only mourned…
Travelling Places 2015: update
M&G’s Steve Miller has been out and about introducing this year’s Travelling Places program to Dubbo and Armidale and consulting…
Carnamah’s virtual success
Carnamah Historical Society and Museum’s website and, in particular, it’s Virtual Museum and Biographical Dictionary are one of Australia’s biggest…