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Imaging the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Imaging the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Staff photographer/videographer/motion graphics designer Maddy Minnis recently took on the challenge of photographing a variety of objects in multiple wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. These brand-new images are for an…

Multitouch Table Research Findings

Multitouch Table Research Findings

Open Exhibits is a collection of software and growing community, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help change the way informal learning environments, such as museums, change the way they share computer-based…

SUR40 No Longer? No Problem.

SUR40 No Longer? No Problem.

UPDATE 4/1/16 – We also now support a form of fudicial marker recognition. See our JCB Tasting Salon portfolio piece.  With the Samsung SUR40 multitouch table, apparently being discontinued, those of…

Ideum Blog is Five Years Old Today

Back in 2006, when we started blogging, we weren’t really sure where it would lead. At the time, we were interested in Web 2.0 technology and how it might be best used by the museum field. Five years, 259 posts, and 3,561 comments later, the changes we’ve seen to both the web and the museum fields have been dramatic. In March of 2006, we conducted a survey of museum blogs and community sites and found 26 sites, most of them begun within a…

“Screens” Aren’t Killing Museums

I just read Paul Orselli’s provocative blog post  Are Screens killing Museums? (on ExhibiTricks) along with a barrage of posted comments. I agree with many of the points made, and while others have already suggested some positive things about “screens” in museums,  I couldn’t help but make my own top ten explaining why “screens” are important to the visitor experience. (Originally, I was going to post this as a comment, but it got a bit too long, plus I wouldn’t have been…

National Association for Museum Exhibition – Back Issues and Archives

NAME (The National Association for Museum Exhibition) has re-published a number of exhibit design articles from the Exhibitionist magazine. These free, PDF versions of the magazine can be found on the NAME site in the Back Issues and Online Archive section. While there isn’t a complete collection of back issues, there are number of excellent articles. While you’re on the NAME site you might want to consider becoming a member.   The release of these back issues is the culmination…

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