This is Our Playground
For the last 6 months I’ve been working with Alan Hook on a project called ‘This is Our Playground’, a couple of weeks ago we held a Hack Day at the Ulster Museum… Read More
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Should museum websites pull in content from non museum sources?
A few weeks ago the Walker Art Center launched their new website. I was really excited to see that the site contains a range of content, and voices from across the center but also from… Read More
Amsterdam Museum Night
I’m just back from an ace weekend in Amsterdam, luckily my visit coincided with Museum Nacht. Museum Nacht is annual event which sees 45 museums open to 2.00 am, not only are the museums… Read More
5 things that make the BALTIC an inspirational place
On Friday I went to the BALTIC for the first time. I expected to spend an hour there but ended up spending half a day….and left wishing I had more time to spare.… Read More
Connected Communities
Yesterday I popped into the first session of the Connected Communities conference at Culture Lab, Newcastle University. I’m a bit gutted I couldn’t stay for the whole conference because if the first session… Read More
Do museums need a website to be online?
I would suggest not, and using a couple of examples from Poole Museum and Towner Gallery this blog post explores a number of effective alternative online platforms. Perhaps I should begin by explaining… Read More
Linking cultural experiences
Find: Crafted Creatures was an innovative cultural treasure hunt developed by The Ark, Cultural Centre for Children and National Museum of Ireland. The treasure hunt was developed in response to visitor feedback at The… Read More
Shaping Visitor Behaviour
A few weeks ago I visited casa de Julieta, the fictional home of Romeo and Juliet’s, Juliet. The house which is a massive tourist attraction provides an interesting example in the use of stagecraft… Read More
Bite Size Culture
This chewing gum packet prompted me to have 4 pieces of chewing gum today, that’s more than I visit most museum websites in a year. The text on the packaging cleverly positions this product,… Read More
The Joy of Discovery
Recently when visiting a friend’s house I noticed a beautifully bound book sitting on her bookshelf. I picked it up, opened the cover and simply could not put it down. It was a diary,… Read More
