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Fancy doing some historical research, especially on collections, art, objects and specimens, but you only have the internet at hand? This guide was compiled by Tehmina Goskar for #CitizenCurators during the Covid lockdowns when access to libraries and other physical repositories were out of bounds or people were not able to answer enquiries. Check out the CRC Guide to doing historical research online and let us know what you're researching: https://lnkd.in/eERWtsUX #research #museums #objects #art #collections #historicalresearch

Dive into our latest article where the leaders of the Museum of the Bible share their unique insights on how the Museum serves as a bridge, connecting human experiences through the timeless narratives of the Bible. Explore the transformative power of digitalization in museology and envision the future of museums at the exciting intersection of AI and faith. https://lnkd.in/dEp4jdgz #Interview #MuseumoftheBible #science #Faith #AIandFaith 

The study, published in Psychological Science, focused on the act of taking a photograph. Researchers found that it is the process of taking a photo that helps you better remember the action or location being taken. Researchers from the University of Southern California found that participants in the experiment who took photos of museum objects were later able to recall them better than those who did not take photos. Even if the participants didn't review the captured images afterward, they still remembered the subjects well. Even a single click was enough for the exhibit to be imprinted in their memory. The author of the study, Jenny Chen, emphasizes that "the deduced facts become the subject of a great controversy: whether the process of photographing increases our ability to remember objects, or on the contrary hinders proper perception".15:16

I have more and more thoughts lately about mixing the science and art world with the help of Art Based Research (ABR). Integrating artistic practices and knowledge with that of science through co-creation, can create cultural, ecological and publically relevant projects using different forms of art. Challenging socio-ecological matters by these projects can facilitate transformation. #ArtBasedResearch #SocialEcological #EnvironmentalArt #Art #Science https://lnkd.in/e4Au8wzm https://lnkd.in/ee5P4936

" Everyone deserves knowledge: New study helps to bring science to a broad public Remember those first trips you took to the science museum? Remember feeling wonder and awe learning about how things function on our planet? Were the hands-on exhibits your favorite? These kinds of questions may be difficult to answer if you grew up a racial minority in a poor community. Why? Because our society designs science museums--and all science learning and communication activities--for a narrow audience. A new study explores how we got here and suggests more inclusive ways to communicate science to a broad public. " "original paper Dawson, Emily, “Reimagining publics and (non) participation: Exploring exclusion from science communication through the experiences of low-income, minority ethnic groups,” Public Understanding of Science (January 2018): 1-15, DOI: 10.1177/0963662517750072 " https://lnkd.in/g2NNcCq2

How is history preserved in the digital age? Dive into this fascinating case study to see how the Imperial War Museums partnered with Spectra to manage, preserve and access priceless historical recordings, safeguarding their digital assets for future generations. https://okt.to/NMcklS

📚 Exciting News! Our upcoming publication, "Collaborating for Museum Innovation: Technological, Cultural, and Organizational Innovation in Spanish Museums" by Professor Dr. Chuan LI, is set to be published by Routledge this October. This book offers a fresh perspective on the study of innovation in cultural organizations, emphasizing the crucial role of collaboration in the process. It delves into the dynamics of innovation within museums, exploring how collaborative efforts can foster various types of innovative activities in the sector. Drawing from multiple disciplines such as economics, sociology, museology, and organizational studies, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the innovation process and collaboration mechanisms in museums. Dr. Li's research is based on a comprehensive analysis, including a holistic definition of museum innovation, qualitative and quantitative assessments of collaboration's impact on innovation, and case studies highlighting effective collaboration models. Unlike previous studies that often focus on large, well-known museums, this book shines a spotlight on small and medium-sized museums, which constitute the majority worldwide. These museums play a vital role in cultural tourism and the creative economy at the regional level. While primarily intended for postgraduates, researchers, and academics interested in innovation and museum studies, the insights from this book also hold significant implications for innovation management and policy in regional museums and public authorities. Join us in congratulating Chuan LI on his successful journey. 🎉

Dance your phd! Communication of ideas through Art  Did you know there is an annual competition to communicate concepts through dance! Can art convey complex scientific concepts or evoke curiosity? Organic abstract art often draws inspiration from the natural world, showcasing the beauty and complexity of natural forms. https://lnkd.in/ggX6wr32

🔭 SNSF PROJECT "SHARING KNOWLEDGE IN THE ARTS" PRESENTS ARCHIVAL MATERIAL 🔭 On 24 November 2023, "Media History | CH", the research network for media historians and media scholars, curators and archivists in Switzerland, is organising a workshop entitled "A Media History in n+1 Sources" at the Department of Media Studies at the University of Basel. In this context, we will present our SNSF project "Sharing Knowledge in the Arts" at the HGK Basel. Our contribution, entitled "THEswissTHING connects you to the THINGNET and the Internet", centres on a postcard from 1995 from Barbara Strebel's archive and questions the intersection of conventional and yet-to-be-created infrastructures. THEswissTHING was founded in Basel in 1994. It offered a bulletin board system (BBS), a website and a media lab for artists and cultural producers. Inspired by the culture of sharing, this initiative aimed to reshape artistic practice outside the institutional art world and view it as infrastructural work. The SNSF project "Sharing Knowledge in the Arts" at the HGK Basel analyses what can be learned from this experiment in order to develop new research infrastructures in and for the arts. The aim is to a) analyse THEswissTHING as a bottom-up knowledge-sharing initiative in order to understand how ethical issues of sharing were negotiated in this context, and b) to learn from these findings for the current practice of publishing Open Research Data (ORD). ℹ️ Further information ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eR5pHNt8

*Free Online Seminar Series* Advancing the Archival Turn: Archivists, Artists and Critical Archival Practice This six part online seminar series starting on 22 Feb 2024 presents research from within and outside of the Department of Information Studies at UCL that seeks to reposition the relation between art and the archive. While the intersections between visual arts and the archive have been explored and articulated through the archival turn in the arts and humanities, this series foregrounds new trajectories in research and practice that are empowered by critical archival lenses. These endeavours not only resist former disciplinary and contextual boundaries of practice, they also actively surface and embrace the messy and fluid relations and positions between artist, curator, researcher and archivist, and in so doing, open up new potentials for archival activism. Full details for the initial seminars with booking links can be found below. Details for all seminars will be added in due course 👇