The Red Dot takes its name from the small sticker that once marked slides in a physical archive, flagging them as worth a second look. We’re keeping that spirit alive here.
At MIRL, we engage with art history, digital humanities, and material culture through hands-on research and archival projects. Guided by our core principles—critical engagement with visual and material culture, ethical stewardship of images and data, and innovative approaches to research and pedagogy—we work at the intersection of technology and the humanities. We are especially interested in how digital tools can expand the study of images, objects, and spaces.
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Getty Center evacuated due to fire
A brushfire broke out early this afternoon near the Getty Center in Brentwood. It has burned at least 10 acres as of this writing and the Getty buildings have been evacuated, as has Mt. St. Mary’s. They will re-open tomorrow if the fire is fully extinguished. Via the Los Angeles Times at 3:30pm Update at… Read more
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1600-year-old Bible published online
The Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century Christian Bible written in Greek and containing the oldest complete copy of the New Testament, has been published online at codexsinaiticus.org. The book was discovered in 1844 at the Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula. It had been split up among four countries, and The Codex Sinaiticus… Read more
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Most complete topographic map of Earth published
This week NASA and ASTER (Japan’s Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) released a new and more complete digital topographic map of Earth. Best of all, it is available online to users everywhere at no cost. NASA’s press release is here, with links to downloading the ASTER global digital elevation model Read more
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accessCeramics: a successful collaborative image project
Accessceramics.org is a collaborative database project which allows users to contribute images of contemporary ceramics for educational purposes. It was started by Ted Vogel and Margo Ballantyne at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, and it uses Flickr image software to upload, organize and display the images. It can be browsed by artist name, media,… Read more
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A helpful digitization site
Make it Digital: This new site, provided by the New Zealand government, includes loads of helpful hints and answers to difficult questions about how to digitize (technically, legally, aesthetically). Read more