Getty: Getty Adds Deaccessioned Objects to Online Collection Pages. “The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today that it has added information to its online collection pages about objects that have been deaccessioned (removed) from Getty’s collection. This long-term project offers a comprehensive, searchable tool for anyone interested in this aspect of Getty’s collection history.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/getty-getty-adds-deaccessioned-objects-to-online-collection-pages/
The weakening case against museum restitution | The case for the return of the Benin bronzes seems to be unraveling https://archive.ph/AS2M8 #museums #museumcollections #restitution #repatriation
New publication announcement! We open issue 59 of the EAZ with a look into colonial-era museum collections and the politics of prestige.
#ProvenanceResearch #MuseumCollections #ColonialHistory #EAZ #EAZNewPublications
https://doi.org/10.54799/TPJU7865
The Conversation: Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy. “AI tools can do amazing things, such as make 3D models of digitized versions of the items in museum collections, but only if there’s enough well-organized data about that item available. To see how AI can help museum collections, my team […]
Yale News: Breaking digital siloes to share cultural heritage collections. “In 2023, Yale launched LUX: Yale Collections Discovery, a groundbreaking research platform that allows people to search across the university’s vast museum, library, and archival collections from their laptops. Now the data framework behind LUX has been made available to any cultural heritage institution worldwide […]
Last days to see the solo exhibition ‘Exploring the Fields’ by Jacquie Maria Wessels at Galerie Fontana #amsterdam. Saturday 25 January is the final day.
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Portfolio publication in #german magazine “Photographie” about the #photography #exhibition.
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#analoguephotography #artgallery #artcollection #artcurator #jacquiemariawessels #filmphotography #museumcollections #hasselblad #art #contemporaryphotography
Interview with the magazine of Galerie Viewer by Wouter van den Eijkel about my solo exhibition “Exploring the Fields” at Galerie Fontana.
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Tomorrow 25th January is the last day that you can see the photo exhibition bij Jacquie Maria Wessels at Galerie Fontana in Amsterdam. www.galeriefontana.com
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#analoguephotography #artgallery #photoexhibition #artcollection #jacquiemariawessels #filmphotography #amsterdam #museumcollections #hasselblad #photography
Last days to see the exhibition ‘Exploring the Fields’ by Jacquie Maria Wessels at Galerie Fontana Amsterdam. Saturday 25 January is the final day.
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Portfolio publication in German magazine “Photographie” about the exhibition.
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#analoguephotography #artgallery #photoexhibition #artcollection #artcurator #jacquiemariawessels #filmphotography #amsterdam #museumcollections #hasselblad #photographycollection #contemporaryphotography #garagestills #photography #art #germany #galeriefontana
Last week solo exhibition ‘Exploring the Fields’ by Jacquie Maria Wessels at Galerie Fontana. Dubious Appeal will be shown alongside the series Garage Stills, Fringe Nature and Memory Master. Until 25/01 www.galeriefontana.com
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#analoguephotography #artgallery #contemporaryphotography #aaplab #photoexhibition #artcollection #galeriefontana #jacquiemariawessels #photography #filmphotography #amsterdam #MuseumCollections #rijksmuseumcollection #art #exhibition
Images by Gert Jan van Rooij
Heise Online: Object database: Online visit to the German Historical Museum. “Sound recordings over 100 years old, a Luther Bible from the 16th century or a call for a climate strike: the German Historical Museum (DHM) in Berlin has revised and expanded its object database. Many exhibits can be viewed online. The DHM’s collection comprises around one million objects. Around 780,000 of these […]
University of Glasgow: Largest survey of its kind charts immersive digital future for museums worldwide. “Conducted as part of the Museums in the Metaverse (MiM) £5.6 million project, based at the University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre, this study is the largest of its kind, gathering insights from over 2000 participants worldwide. The research provides crucial evidence for how […]
British Library: AI (and machine learning, etc) with British Library collections. “Machine learning (ML) is a hot topic, especially when it’s hyped as ‘AI’. How might libraries use machine learning / AI to enrich collections, making them more findable and usable in computational research? Digital Curator Mia Ridge lists some examples of external collaborations, internal experiments and […]
Managing Collection Environments Initiative
Risk Management and HERIe (https://herie.pl/) Tools Experts Meeting
The Managing Collection Environments Initiative hosted a two-day workshop attended by 20 colleagues
https://www.getty.edu/projects/managing-collection-environments-initiative/?utm_source=GlobalMuseum #museums #museumcollections #Getty
+ certainly did the military aspect, training the generations of soldiers who would be on the front line of expanding and maintaining the Empire.
Given that Norwich was also a centre of the UK printing industry, there's definitely connections with typographic standards, newspapers and thus the spread of information (incl. that of anti-colonial writings), but this is another aspect of the hyperlocal connection that's been highlighted.
Exploring the Museum Data Service and it's really fascinating how already just a quick search is speaking to a theory of mine about the way that regional contributions to the British Empire are a key part of the story that should never be downplayed.
Just a search for 'Nigeria' in 'Norfolk Museums': https://museumdata.uk/object-search/?collection%5B%5D=Norfolk+Museums&q=nigeria&i=1&view=20
and there's such an insight into the way that e.g. Norfolk (like Warwickshire) might not have contributed to the industrial aspect, but +
Johann Hauser, Untitled (“Stars”), no date, etching and graphite, 9.8 × 14.9 cm ★ Slovakia/Austria ★ https://philamuseum.org/search/collections?filters=%7B%22artist%22%3A%5B%22Johann%20Hauser%22%5D%7D #JohannHauser #artbrut #outsiderart #etching #stars #drawings #graphics #decor #characters #mooninart #museumcollections #PhilaMuseum #HouseofArtists #outsiderartists #peoplea #neurodivergentartists #Slovakartists #undatedartworks @philamuseum
This movie covers the story of the human remains, which intertwines with the history of the family who donated them to the museum, revealing surprising connections.
#MuseumCollections #Archaeology #FamilyHistory #EAZrecommends
To watch: https://raifilm.org.uk/films/a-donation-to-the-museum/
Mechanical Insights: Shaping the Future of Museum Collection Preservation Symposium
November 12–15, 2024
Getty Center, Los Angeles
Call for abstracts now open
Registration opens June 3, 2024
This symposium brings together an international group of experts in the mechanical characterization of historic and artists’ materials to discuss current and future trends in the study and preservation of museum collections.
https://event.fourwaves.com/mechanicssymp/pages #MuseumCollections #museums #Getty
Nicole High-Steskal and Rainer Simon outline the #LiviaAI project, aiming to connect Vienna's museum collections through AI. Collaborating with institutions like the Belvedere, Wien Museum, and MAK, the project explores cross-collection linking and analysis. The prototype application showcases how AI can reveal patterns and associations, enhancing digital engagement with Vienna's cultural heritage. #AIinArt #MuseumCollections #ViennaArt
@lukasfx delves into the intersection of AI and museum collections, challenging the notion of tech-solutionism in addressing social issues. He emphasizes the need for critical engagement, using AI to explore collections as archives of social relations. Fuchsgruber advocates for making data, documentation, and archives publicly available, turning museum collections into spaces for critical research and collaboration with social studies. #AI #MuseumCollections #CriticalEngagement
