1st Edition

The Digital Future of Museums Conversations and Provocations

By Keir Winesmith, Suse Anderson Copyright 2020
260 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Digital Future of Museums: Conversations and Provocations argues that museums today can neither ignore the importance of digital technologies when engaging their communities, nor fail to address the broader social, economic and cultural changes that shape their digital offerings. Through moderated conversations with respected and inf luential museum practitioners, thinkers and experts in... Read more

Foreword

Introduction

Some Provocations on the Digital Future of Museums

Conversations on the Digital Future of Museums

Conversation #1: Seph Rodney + Robert J. Stein

Conversation #2: LaToya Devezin + Barbara Makuati-Afitu

Conversation #3: Lara Day + David Smith

Conversation #4: Sarah Brin + Adriel Luis

Conversation #5: Sarah Kenderdine + Merete Sanderhoff

Conversation #6: Kati Price + Loic Tallon

Conversation #7: Shelley Bernstein + Seb Chan

Conversation #8: Kate Livingston + Andrew McIntyre

Conversation #9: Brad Dunn + Daryl Karp

Conversation #10: Arthur Cohen + Tonya Nelson

Conversation #11: Tony Butler + Lori Fogarty

Conversation #12: Daniel Glaser + Takashi Kudo

Digital Practice in Museums: Where do we go from here?

Bibliography

About the Authors

Index

Biography

Keir Winesmith

has been working at the intersection of technology, culture and place for the last 15 years. In 2018 he was featured in Fast Company ’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” for this work. The former director of digital departments at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia , he is currently CTO of Old Ways, New and Professor at UNSW Art & Design.

Suse Anderson

is Assistant Professor, Museum Studies at The George Washington University, and co-producer and co-host of Museopunks – the podcast for the progressive museum. A former President of MCN (Museum Computer Network), Anderson teaches courses related to museums and technology, ethics and visitor experience. She holds a PhD from The University of Newcastle, Australia.

 

“[This book] invites readers to explore what the cultural sector could potentially become by refocusing our attention and encouraging us to find solutions beyond these conversations’ contexts, utilizing the experience, knowledge, and insights we have gained from incorporating digital technologies and strategies into our institutions over the past few years…The Digital Future of Museums is a great introductory manual for anyone interested in exploring digital-related conversations in the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) sector.”

Xiao Faria daCunha, ‘An Open Invitation to the Era of Co-Creation’, Fwd: Museums Journal (July 2024)