#gallerieslibrariesarchivesmuseumsglam — Public Fediverse posts

American Libraries: Dismantling Disinformation. “Library workers are well aware of the effects of book bans and censorship. Propaganda and disinformation are the flipside of the same coin. Understanding the complex relationships among these interrelated processes is more critical than ever, especially as libraries explore possible solutions and responses. The following books show how […]

American Libraries: Dismantling Disinformation. “Library workers are well aware of the effects of book bans and censorship. Propaganda and disinformation are the flipside of the same coin. Understanding the complex relationships among these interrelated processes is more critical than ever, especially as libraries explore possible solutions and responses. The following books show how […]

American Libraries: Dismantling Disinformation. “Library workers are well aware of the effects of book bans and censorship. Propaganda and disinformation are the flipside of the same coin. Understanding the complex relationships among these interrelated processes is more critical than ever, especially as libraries explore possible solutions and responses. The following books show how […]

American Libraries: Dismantling Disinformation. “Library workers are well aware of the effects of book bans and censorship. Propaganda and disinformation are the flipside of the same coin. Understanding the complex relationships among these interrelated processes is more critical than ever, especially as libraries explore possible solutions and responses. The following books show how […]

American Libraries: Dismantling Disinformation. “Library workers are well aware of the effects of book bans and censorship. Propaganda and disinformation are the flipside of the same coin. Understanding the complex relationships among these interrelated processes is more critical than ever, especially as libraries explore possible solutions and responses. The following books show how […]

BBC: Shipbuilding archive aims to preserve memories. “…people across north-east England have been asked to sit down with loved ones who once worked in the shipyards to contribute to the Shipyard Heritage Museum’s online living archive. The archive is open to stories from the rivers Tyne, Wear and Tees.”

Computer Weekly: Natural History Museum’s ‘living laboratory’ logs 11 million environmental records in first year. “The Natural History Museum’s (NHM’s) ‘living laboratory’ garden has collected more than 11 million environmental data records in its first year, feeding readings from more than 50 sensors into the Museum’s Amazon Web Services (AWS)-powered Data Ecosystem.”

Computer Weekly: Natural History Museum’s ‘living laboratory’ logs 11 million environmental records in first year. “The Natural History Museum’s (NHM’s) ‘living laboratory’ garden has collected more than 11 million environmental data records in its first year, feeding readings from more than 50 sensors into the Museum’s Amazon Web Services (AWS)-powered Data Ecosystem.”

Computer Weekly: Natural History Museum’s ‘living laboratory’ logs 11 million environmental records in first year. “The Natural History Museum’s (NHM’s) ‘living laboratory’ garden has collected more than 11 million environmental data records in its first year, feeding readings from more than 50 sensors into the Museum’s Amazon Web Services (AWS)-powered Data Ecosystem.”

Computer Weekly: Natural History Museum’s ‘living laboratory’ logs 11 million environmental records in first year. “The Natural History Museum’s (NHM’s) ‘living laboratory’ garden has collected more than 11 million environmental data records in its first year, feeding readings from more than 50 sensors into the Museum’s Amazon Web Services (AWS)-powered Data Ecosystem.”

Computer Weekly: Natural History Museum’s ‘living laboratory’ logs 11 million environmental records in first year. “The Natural History Museum’s (NHM’s) ‘living laboratory’ garden has collected more than 11 million environmental data records in its first year, feeding readings from more than 50 sensors into the Museum’s Amazon Web Services (AWS)-powered Data Ecosystem.”

Winterthur Museum: Explore the New Winterthur Museum Collections Database. “We’re excited to introduce a redesigned Winterthur Museum Collections Database, making it easier than ever to explore our extraordinary collections from anywhere. The new site offers improved stability and accessibility, and is mobile-friendly, creating a faster, more intuitive experience for researchers, students, […]

Spotted in my Calishat Snaps: Ex Situ. I would guess from from the GitHub page that it launched 3-4 months ago. Also from the Github page: “Museums across Europe and North America hold hundreds of thousands of artifacts whose provenance — where they came from, under what circumstances — remains buried in institutional databases, invisible to researchers and the public. Ex Situ makes this […]

Wyoming State Library: The Plains to Peaks Collective Launches a New Discovery Platform. “The Colorado State Library, in partnership with the Wyoming State Library, is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new Plains to Peaks Collective site (plains2peaks.org) for searching historic collections across Colorado and Wyoming.”

MIT Museum: MIT Museum Announces Landmark Acquisition of Architect I. M. Pei’s Archive. “The I. M. Pei archive includes approximately 1,500 rolls of architectural drawings, 50 architectural models, and 1,000 linear feet of manuscripts and other archives spanning more than sixty projects across Pei’s decades-long career. With this gift, the MIT Museum will become the leading steward and […]

Leamington Observer: British Motor Museum image archive to become more accessible. “The project, running from spring 2026 to early 2027, will provide unprecedented access for visually impaired visitors to a historically significant collection of 20th century photographic negatives. This digital accessibility project will produce digital twins of a currently inaccessible collection using […]

Artnet: A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices. “Next week, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC) at the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Museum will launch a first-of-its-kind survey exploring the collecting practices in place at museums and libraries across America.”

Artforum: 85% of All US Museums Need Repairs, Study Finds. “According to a survey conducted in March by the US Government Accountability Office, a whopping 85% of all museums in the United States are in need of repair; even more dire, 77% of US museums have at least one structural issue that puts their collections at risk, according to The Art Newspaper.”

Colorado Hometown Weekly: Museum of Boulder opens historic archives, exhibits to the internet. “Didn’t feel like putting on pants and going to the museum today? That’s fine. The Museum of Boulder has officially made it possible to explore its collections — and a whole lot of Boulder history — from your phone, laptop, or couch. Wearing bottoms, in this case, is optional.”