This week I read about the “Infinite Museum” at the David Owsley Museum of Art. This interactive website is innovative and useful when trying to tie digital aspects into a museum. Although many museums already do have websites where you are able to explore the works currently on display, this project allows you to explore the galleries in a more creative way. It allows you to be reflective or look at things in a fun manner instead of just completely serious. They did this by creating numerous different prompts, which they then referred to as ‘lenses.’ This reminds me of the interactive wig exhibit we looked at in class. However, I feel like that was just more playful. It didn’t give any real information about the wigs, besides some very basic background. It was entertaining to create an outlandish wig, but ultimately I didn’t learn much. With the “Infinite Museum,” it will actually take you to explore different parts of the museum, which is what a good online digital component will do. I personally like this feature because I often times feel self conscious visiting museums because I’m not very knowledgeable about art and art history and so to be able to explore at my own pace from the comfort of my home is an amazing feature. I will be interested to see how the online realm further develops in the next few years.
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I personally always prefer visiting the actual museum instead of a digital one, so I feel indifferent about it. But I’m glad that you liked it! I think you bring up good point about how “digital museums” need to effectively incorporate their interactive aspects into their “exhibits.” I agree that the wig maker was fun to use but didn’t serve as an informative tool for users. I’d like to see websites like this grow and become successful in the future.
The infinitive museum sounds really interesting. It seems to be a lot more informative then the wig maker which was more of a game than a learning tool. The infinitive museum sounds similar to a virtual tour of the museum itself. Is this the case?