Have you checked out USC Library’s Digital Humanities Research Guide? Beyond its USC-specific opportunities, it lists helpful resources with succinct descriptions – all organized by topic. A favorite section is Digital Visualization. One resource worth exploring: The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy.
An article in today’s New York Times looks at how companies like Museum Hack are presenting the museum experience in new (and sometimes irreverent) ways. Lead by informed and lively guides (many are performers), Museum Hack offers tours in New York, LA, Chicago, and a growing number of other major US cities. Offerings such as…
A beautiful feat of animation by artist and educator Cao Shu, One-minute art history incorporates an astonishing range of styles in this short narrative.
The Iris, the behind the scenes blog from The Getty, posted highlights from the recent SIGGRAPH Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Los Angeles that they found relevant to the future of museums. They found, among the rigging demos and VR experiences, “real opportunities for advancements in programming and outreach for galleries, libraries,…
Archaeologist, professor of topography, and secretary of the Archaeological Commission Rodolfo Lanciani (1845–1929) was a pioneer in the systematic, modern study of the city of Rome. His personal collection included his notes and manuscripts as well as a large collection of historic and contemporary images of the city. The physical Lanciani Archive housed in Rome…
As we reported in January, the College Art Association released a statement condemning the proposed budget cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among other federal agencies. Now they’ve created an Advocacy Toolkit “to help our members and anyone who wants to advocate for the arts and…