Oops -- here's a call out for the Walker Art Center, which partnered with MIA in developing ArtsConnectEd. I would have remembered that if I had scrolled down on the page.
Sorry Walker folks! Kudos for a great site! Here's a link to some more info on it in the Walker's blog: http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp?s=artsConnectEd Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > ________________________________________ > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Deborah Wythe [deborahwythe at hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:53 AM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography > > Hello! > > There are some museum sites out there where scale is included. The > Minneapolis Institute of Art's ArtsConnectEd site jumps to mind -- here's an > example: > http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/85763/4/a-cheap-and-ill-fitting-gorilla-suit > (click on the scale tab). Interestingly, they don't include this feature on > the Museum's main collections pages. > > As to 3-dimensionality, I've seen a few VR instances, such as we did with > Judy Chicago's Dinner Party: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/webtour/ > I don't think it's generally an option due to the high cost. > > We (and other museums) often provide multiple views, if we have them, such as > here: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3583/Head_of_a_King > Our curators almost always ask for multiple views when we do new photography, > so there's at least a sense of the object from all (or most) sides. > > Best, > Deborah Wythe > > Head of Digital Collections and Services > Brooklyn Museum > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > > > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 > > From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu > > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography > > > > One of my students would like to know: > > > > > > > > Good morning Kathy, > > > > Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and > > 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online > > museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the > > feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more > > current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Liza > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Kathy Jones > > > > Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard > > Extension School > > > > > > > > And > > > > > > > > Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services > > > > Harvard Divinity School > > > > 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 > > > > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > > > > > > > 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax > > > > www.hds.harvard.edu > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing? brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _________________________________________________________________ NEW mobile Hotmail. Optimized for YOUR phone. Click here. http://windowslive.com/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_MB_new_hotmail_072009
