On museology, engagement and digital culture
If you’re not familiar with the photo festival that is Museum Selfie Day it is an annual worldwide event during which museums encourage visitors to share their own selfies taken...
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January 19, 2017
August is National Family History Month in Australia. Over the last few years we have seen a growth in community digitisation projects known as ‘scanfests’, which have their origins in genealogical circles. In this post I’ll take you through some examples of scanfests and share some steps you can take to ensure your...
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August 4, 2016
Earlier this week we launched our new exhibition in the Migration Museum’s community access gallery, the Forum. The exhibition has been put together by staff and students from Thebarton Senior College. Thebarton has a large program for English language students, most of whom are recent arrivals to Australia, and many...
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June 24, 2016
This week we’ve been thinking about digital story projects we might undertake in the future (more on that sometime soon). Digital storytelling is an area that is growing and changing rapidly...
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May 21, 2016
We’ve just finished taking part in Museum Week, along with over 3,500 other participants. This is a campaign on Twitter encouraging cultural institutions to share images, information, video, web links and more around daily themes set out on the Museum Week Website. Visitors to museums also take to Twitter to share their...
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April 4, 2016
Good news history lovers, Wednesday 20th January is International #MuseumSelfie day! On this day museum fans from all around the world will be taking to Twitter and Instagram to share selfies at their favourite museums. This year is the third time the online event will take place, with two the previous...
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January 18, 2016
On Sunday 27 September the Migration Museum hosted The Bosnian Way, a CultureSpace event co-created with the Bosnian Community in South Australia.
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October 21, 2015