Chris Michaels, Digital Director at the National Gallery, discusses digital as an integral part of a museum’s broader strategy and vision, and explains how technology can help connect visitors to the museum objects they encounter in meaningful ways. Acknowledging that there is no perfect map for museum digital strategy, he shares his belief in embedding…
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Jeffrey Inscho, Creative Technologist, Innovation Studio
Jeffrey Inscho is a creative technologist based in Pittsburgh, PA. He currently leads emerging media initiatives at the Innovation Studio, the research, design, and development laboratory at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. His professional work lives at the intersection of technology, cultural narrative and interaction. Our interview focused on his work on the Warhol Museum’s digital strategy,…
Sarah Lumbard, Digital Curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sarah Lumbard is the Digital Curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and has been in her position for about a year. She leads the digital vision, strategy, and operations for the museum. Prior to joining the USHMM, Sarah worked at NPR for nearly five years leading the news giant in content strategy. While…
Rebecca Federman, Electronic Resources Coordinator and Culinary Collections Librarian, New York Public Library
Rebecca is co-curator of the “What’s On the Menu?” project, a website that invites audiences to transcribe the New York Public Library’s menu collection and build a seriously awesome culinary resource. Rebecca spoke with us about crowdsourcing and described the many ways visitors use the website called “What’s On the Menu?” Rebecca has always…