If you're stumbling across this blog and wondering just what this is all about, sit back and let me explain:
This blog is dedicated to exploring the world of digital museums - museums that exists only online, in digital format. You may or not be aware of them, but there are many collections out there that don't have a physical form. They live instead within the confines of URLs.
I got interested in digital museums from my work with Girl Museum, a digital museum that explores representations of girlhood through different eras and cultures. The founder of Girl Museum lives in New Zealand, and those of us who contribute to the museum live in countries all across the world, yet we are all able to come together to create a collection that can be shared around the globe. This would never be possible in a traditional museum!
So my aim here is to explore what can be found in the realm of digital museums - what kinds of collections are out there, what these museums are trying to say and how they are making an impact in the world. Check back every week to learn about a new digital museum, and together we'll explore this new frontier.
PS. I can't take credit for this blog's title. The phrase originated as the title of an article by Roger Silverstone.
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