“‘Museums are rethinking the rush to digitise their collections amid concerns that such projects are costly and of little value,’ wrote the Times [of London] newspaper, in a report on [Tristram] Hunt‘s comments at the Hay Festival in Wales. … Responding to a question from the audience about the V&A’s use of digital technology to widen access in the regions, Hunt actually said that the museum is ‘involved in a massive programme of digitising [its] collections’ and is ‘very passionate about it’.”
Tag: 07.13.17
How A Theatre Company Saved A Medieval Building And Museum In One Of England’s Most Historic Towns
“The Canterbury Heritage Museum has attracted fewer and fewer visitors in recent years, but a rescue plan involving the Marlowe Theatre is set to revitalise it. Janice McGuinness tells the story.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 07.13.17
Bible Bumble: The Befuddled Build-Up to the New Museum of the Bible
How is the ambitious, soon-to-open Museum of the Bible hoping to repair the collateral damage to its reputation, now that Hobby Lobby – the crafts and home decor company led by the museum’s founder, chairman and … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2017-07-13
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61 In Captivity
He was the first Nobel Peace Prize laureate to die in state custody since Carl von Ossietzky, the German pacifist and foe of Nazism who won the prize in 1935 and died under guard in 1938 after years of maltreatment.
Diversity In Casting? Today’s New Rules Are Confusing And Contradictory (And Very Interesting)
“The increasingly fraught and emotional dialogue pits the progressive ideals of inclusion not just against historical business practices but also the definition of acting itself. If a role is written for a particular ethnicity, sexual identity, gender or disability, how far should the creative community go to find an actor who checks that particular box? And should the fact that many traditionally marginalized groups are fighting for better representation be taken into consideration? Who has the right to tell what stories? And who gets to make that decision?”