Hedy Zhang May 1, 2022 A Non-fungible token (NFT) is a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items, and videos. As NFTs dominate the digital art discourse, art and cultural organizations have been experimenting and exploring the format. NFT does bring some opportunities and complexities for art institutions, galleries, and museums […]
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Walking into a museum, what is your likelihood to go straight to the console and make a donation? The chance is pretty slight. Research in museum fundraising studies has shown that donation does not come naturally, rather it needs to be nurtured. No matter how large or how small the donation is, it requires the […]
3D printing has seen a major rise in popularity in the past few decades, primarily due to its ability to print environmentally sustainable materials, cut down supply chain issues, as well as its ability to recreate and produce objects efficiently. While 3D printing is often commended for its sustainability aspects, it has also found its […]
Why aren’t museums using machine translation? This article explores how machine translation works and how it came to be in its current state, as well as how we evaluate state-of-the-art machine translation technology. Finally, this article examines how improvements in machine translation could disrupt and transform the museum industry.
Museums ranging in all disciplines act as cultural hubs that narrate a story to their visitors. These spaces, and the people who curate the items that are found in these spaces, in many ways dictate the cultural identity of the respective area they exist in. The items acquired by museums often have great cultural significance […]