Archive for the 'Museums' Category
arybin on Sep 30 2009 | Filed under: ARTstor, Images by Subscription, Modern and Contemporary, Museums
ARTstor and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) have just launched more than 1,400 images of works from the MoMA’s permanent collection in the Digital Library. The images have been selected from the museum’s unparalleled collection of modern and contemporary painting and sculpture. The works in the Department of Painting and Sculpture represent a comprehensive [...]
arybin on Aug 21 2009 | Filed under: Images on the Web, Museums
The first-ever English version of the Musée du Louvre Collections Database, Atlas, is now available online.
Atlas allows the direct online consultation of 35,000 works of art exhibited in the Louvre. Online visitors can access the basic information displayed on labels accompanying works in the museum, together with authoritative commentary and analysis by the curators and [...]
arybin on Jul 27 2009 | Filed under: American, Images on the Web, Museums, Photography
NewYorkHeritage.org is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of historical New York State. The site provides immediate free access to more than 160 distinct digital collections that reflect New York State’s long history. These collections represent a broad range [...]
arybin on Jun 17 2009 | Filed under: Images on the Web, Innovative Technology, Museums
Collections from London’s National Gallery are the first to ever be accessible via a downloadable iPhone application. iPhone owners can now explore the museum’s galleries from anywhere in the world using a free (for a limited time) Pentimento application called Love Art.
Making use of special iPhone features such as its large touch-screen, zoom, Rolodex and [...]
arybin on May 19 2009 | Filed under: Exhibitions, Modern and Contemporary, Museums
The much-anticipated Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago is now open. Enjoy free admission through Friday, May 22, and don’t forget to contribute to the Greater Chicago Food Depository by bringing a canned good or nonperishable item along.
Click here for a peek at current exhibitions in the museum’s newest space, including recent work [...]
arybin on May 08 2009 | Filed under: Innovative Technology, Moving Images, Museums, Presentation
ArtsConnectEd, a joint project between the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center, launched in Beta on May 4, 2009.
The new ArtsConnectEd is completely redesigned as a dynamic and social Web site that empowers teachers, students, and museum educators in the creation and sharing of content and ideas in the process of learning [...]
arybin on May 01 2009 | Filed under: Museums
Located in London, England, the Wellcome Library is one of the world’s top research facilities for the study of medical history. Their online image collection contains thousands of images with themes ranging from social history to contemporary biomedical science.
Images on the site are freely available for download for research, teaching, or personal use. Browse by [...]
arybin on Apr 08 2009 | Filed under: Innovative Technology, Modern and Contemporary, Moving Images, Museums
This week the Indianapolis Museum of Art announced the launch of ArtBabble.org, an interactive website dedicated to art-based video content.
It is intended to showcase video art content in high quality format from a variety of sources and perspectives… ArtBabble was created so others will join in spreading the world of art through video.
Videos are organized [...]
mmacken on May 11 2007 | Filed under: Museums
From the Steve Website:
“Steve” is a collaborative research project exploring the potential for user-generated descriptions of the subjects of works of art to improve access to museum collections and encourage engagement with cultural content. We are a group of volunteers, primarily from art museums, who share a common interest in improving access to our collections. [...]
