Results 141 to 150 of about 194,345 (290)

HELIN Consortium LORI Grant United States Online History_Digital Repository Sites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Description of state online history,digital repository sites, repared by: Emily Cuellar and Thomas Evans, Rhode Island State Library, July ...

core   +1 more source

Traditional Museums, virtual Museums. Dissemination role of ICTs.

open access: yesDisegnare con, 2018
Molti spazi della cultura, che si configurano come musei di sé stessi, presentano al loro interno pochi reperti esposti. È il caso di musei in edifici o aree archeologiche di seconda fascia, dai quali la maggior parte dei reperti è stata spostata in musei di importanza superiore o dove i reperti sono stati rimossi per diverse esigenze organizzative ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Understanding Visitor Path Choice and Enhancing Wayfinding in Museums: A Critical Review of a Century of Research

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paths taken by visitors in museums influence what they see, do, learn, and experience. Poorly designed museums can lead to missed goals and opportunities. In this article, I critically review visitor studies published since the 1930s to evaluate explanations for visitor path choice in museums, namely, the location and attractiveness of ...
Gareth Davey
wiley   +1 more source

Museum Care of Indigenous Cradles: Insights From Consultation With Tribal Communities

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional cradles are important objects in many Indigenous American cultures. A historical tendency of museums to overlook Indigenous perspectives on proper object handling and display has often resulted in improper care of culturally sensitive objects in museum collections.
Abby S. Baka   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

How a Traveling Exhibition on Wasps Altered Public Perceptions

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Media portrays a caricature of the “evil” wasp (a flying insect), perpetuating fears developed at a young age or from individual negative experiences. Because wasps are critically important to nature and our agriculture, it is important to provide some form of education to lessen this fear.
Brenna L. Decker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Virtual Museum of Landscape [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In this paper the authors present the approach in the study and reconstruction of archaeological landscapes that has characterized their work carried out at CINECA Supercomputing Center of Bologna, in the Visualization lab (VISIT lab), and in the Institute of Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage of CNR (CNR-ITABC).
Forte M, Pescarin S
openaire   +2 more sources

Exploring the Digital Transformation Dilemma of Chinese Museums: A Comparative Study

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to explore the key challenges encountered by Chinese museums during digital transformation. Based on in‐depth interviews with 16 experts, this paper employs a comparative thematic approach. The findings highlight the differences between provincial, municipal, and county museums in terms of policy, finance, equipment, and staff.
Mengning Han
wiley   +1 more source

Producing the Past With the Digital: Virtual Reality as Remediation in History Museum's Presentation Practice

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines contemporary museum practices in light of media and history theory, and understandings of representation. Through a content analysis of in‐depth interviews with museum and IT professionals involved in creating a virtual reality (VR) exhibition piece, we demonstrate how theoretical concepts addressing the mediated nature of ...
Ilkka Lähteenmäki, Marjaana Puurtinen
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Sleep and Age on Prospective Memory Consolidation: A Walk in a Virtual Museum. [PDF]

open access: yesClocks Sleep, 2019
Rehel S   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy