I have been long interested in how web or other technology based collaborations are a form of "cultural diplomacy," which for the moment I will simply define as fostering better understandings among peoples based on the sharing of art and culture.
For example, FRAME www.framemuseums.org fosters the sharing of information, exhibitions, and intellectual discourse through a consortium of 12 French and 12 American regional museums. I was most impressed and inspired by the work of our colleagues and friends at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan who through multi-lingual presentation and broad distribution of information about their art are really promoting and sharing their culture. http://www.npm.gov.tw/en/home.htm Our friends also talked about their involvement n "culturemondo" -- check out http://www.culturelink.org/conf/culturemondo/index.html Then there are non-museum projects such as the Digital Worlds Institute http://www.digitalworlds.ufl.edu/ which is using internet2 and music and other culture to bridge communities around the world. Anyway..... i would appreciate and links or information about web or otherwise technology-based culture-based multi-national initiatives to bring the world's peoples together. many thanks Len Steinbach lensteinbach at gmail.com cell 917 821 6207
