Beyond the On-line Museum: Participatory Virtual Exhibitions

Publication Type  Conference Paper
Year of Publication  2006
Authors  Cooper, Jonathan
Conference Name  Museums and the Web 2006
Conference Start Date  March 22-25, 200
Publisher  Archives & Museum Informatics
Conference Location  Albuquerque, New Mexicom USA
Editor  J. Trant and D. Bearman
Keywords  virtual; gallery; galleries; participatory; exhibitions; myVirtualGallery
Abstract  

Rather than creating a substitute for a real museum visit, Internet
technology has the potential to extend and enrich the total museum
experience, particularly in the areas of personal engagement,
participation and community involvement. Participatory virtual
exhibitions are one way this can be achieved. This paper examines a
number of participatory virtual exhibition projects and discusses their
different functional models and interfaces. One project, the recently
launched myVirtualGallery (Art Gallery of NSW) is examined in detail,
including discussion of important and interesting philosophical issues
raised during debate amongst museum professional staff shortly before
the project’s official launch.

URL  http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/papers/cooper/cooper.html

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