The Rubin Museum of Art, in collaboration with a faculty Humanities Advisory Group, have recently launched Project Himalayan Art: a three-part initiative that offers comprehensive resources for teaching about Tibetan, Himalayan, and Inner Asian art and cultures, with a focus on cross-cultural exchange. This dynamic project serves as a content hub for teaching about Asia…
This Code of Best Practices (published June 30, 2022), authored by Bartolomeo Meletti (CREATe, University of Glasgow) and Stef van Gompel (IViR, University of Amsterdam; Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) aims to help digital heritage curators and creators make informed decisions around the lawful reuse of existing materials in immersive experiences or other experimental products. It is…
Beautiful Public Data, is a curated selection of visually interesting datasets collected by local, state and federal government agencies by Jon Keegana. From his About page: I’m an investigative data reporter with a background in visuals. While digging through government agencies’ websites looking for data, I’ve always loved coming across data sets that are collections…
The digital Albrecht Haupt Collection is now accessible online. Under TIB SAH digital, the partial holdings of individual hand drawings and prints from the special collections of the Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover (TIB) have been made available with open access and text in German or English. Approximately 6,200 works on paper from four centuries on various…
Join Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN) on Zoom for their upcoming Discussion Series. As always, there are no fees to attend but registration is required. They also ask that all participants please respect OCEAN’s Code of Conduct. First Panel: May 5, 2023 @ 12:00 PM EDT/9:00 AM PDT: The Internet Archive Case Update and…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made its Nation Stolen Art File, most commonly used by law enforcement, available on mobile to the public. Private citizens and art institutions alike can now track down stolen art conveniently from their phones. On 10 April, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released an app-based version of the…