The Art Museum in the Digital Age (Vienna, 14-15 Jan 21)
Deadline: September 1, 2020
The Belvedere Research Center is organizing its third international conference on the digital transformation of the art museum. The 2021 edition will focus on online collections and the re-contextualization of the museum object in the digital universe.
During the COVID lock down, the call for online availability of museum objects became louder. Many museums responded immediately by putting existing content online and introducing tools to enable virtual visits. This push again highlights the potential of online collections: they allow both expert and lay audiences to explore and enjoy the collection, either as a goal in itself, or as a means to plan a visit. However, the value, or at least the usability, of the digitized materials (i.e., images and information) in the web’s massive eco-system depends to a large extent on their uniqueness and trustworthiness.
Following this rationale, the two-day event will gather contributions addressing primarily – but not exclusively – a number of topics.
They look forward to receiving your proposals for topics in the fields of museum/museology, art and cultural history, media studies and digital humanities. Please send your abstracts for a 20- to 25-minute presentation in German or English (max. 250 words), including a short biography with complete contact information as one PDF document until September 1, 2020 to: j.aufreiter@belvedere.at
Travel and accommodation costs can be reimbursed to a limited extent for speakers. Conference participation is free of charge. Note: Due to the constantly changing situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of an online conference if required is being considered. #digitalmuseum
via CFP: The Art Museum in the Digital Age (Vienna, 14-15 Jan 21). In: ArtHist.net, Jul 12, 2020 (accessed Jul 14, 2020), https://arthist.net/archive/23402