Creative Spaces does. No poking, no sheep throwing, no nonsense. The two posts below and the several comments are enough to set out the different views of Creative Spaces, or the National Museums Online Learning Project. I am not going to respond to the various criticisms leveled at the project as they do a good [...]
New International Heritage and Conservation News blog
It seems like an age ago that I blogged about the use of the web, particularly blogging, to communicate better issues related to heritage conservation, particularly as it is a field in the broader heritage sector which is perhaps most shrouded in mystery. Communication has tended to be aimed purely at the professional with public [...]
The National Trust goes digital – Some news and some ideas
Professional Fundraising reports that The National Trust are to invest £4.6m in an “e-roadmap” to embrace mobile and web technologies to enhance visitor interactions at their properties. Picture this. As you walk through the gates of a National Trust property, your phone buzzes in your pocket. A welcome message directs you to a mobile web [...]
Social Networking and Heritage
I was reading Mia Ridge‘s blog post on the resistance to the participatory web from within the cultural heritage sector, and combined with my planning a trip to Cornwall where I plan to see some megalithic monuments, it really started me thinking. Where would be best to get some good, practical information about visiting stone [...]