Editors:
- Demonstrates how digital culture is transforming museums in the 21st century
- Provides a detailed picture of the museum world with emphasis on museums leading change
- Equips readers with diverse perspectives on the 21st century museum, from inside and beyond the museum walls, of artists, academics, and professionals
- Focuses on digital culture and art, digital behaviour, and the interaction of real and virtual life, and how this is impacting museums as they move into the future
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Cultural Computing (SSCC)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Exhibitions
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Front Matter
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Audiences
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About this book
This book explores how digital culture is transforming museums in the 21st century. Offering a corpus of new evidence for readers to explore, the authors trace the digital evolution of the museum and that of their audiences, now fully immersed in digital life, from the Internet to home and work. In a world where life in code and digits has redefined human information behavior and dominates daily activity and communication, ubiquitous use of digital tools and technology is radically changing the social contexts and purposes of museum exhibitions and collections, the work of museum professionals and the expectations of visitors, real and virtual.
Moving beyond their walls, with local and global communities, museums are evolving into highly dynamic, socially aware and relevant institutions as their connections to the global digital ecosystem are strengthened. As they adopt a visitor-centered model and design visitor experiences, their priorities shift to engage audiences, convey digital collections, and tell stories through exhibitions. This is all part of crafting a dynamic and innovative museum identity of the future, made whole by seamless integration with digital culture, digital thinking, aesthetics, seeing and hearing, where visitors are welcomed participants.
The international and interdisciplinary chapter contributors include digital artists, academics, and museum professionals. In themed parts the chapters present varied evidence-based research and case studies on museum theory, philosophy, collections, exhibitions, libraries, digital art and digital future, to bring new insights and perspectives, designed to inspire readers. Enjoy the journey!
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Information, Pratt Institute, New York, USA
Tula Giannini
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School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK
Jonathan P. Bowen
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Museums and Digital Culture
Book Subtitle: New Perspectives and Research
Editors: Tula Giannini, Jonathan P. Bowen
Series Title: Springer Series on Cultural Computing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97457-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97456-9Published: 16 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97457-6Published: 06 May 2019
Series ISSN: 2195-9056
Series E-ISSN: 2195-9064
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 590
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 181 illustrations in colour
Topics: User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Cultural Heritage, Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities