On all things digital – from our work on the web to technology in the museum.
A list of useful research reports about technological and social factors affecting how consumer mobile devices affect museum service design. Most have published in mid to late...
In October 2013, we overhauled the Visitor Information pages to make them easier to use on a mobile phone. With as many as 30% of all web visits including the visit information...
This post refers to a previous iteration of the V&A digital map. You can read about our latest work on the map or go straight to the map to explore. We are very excited...
This post refers to a previous iteration of the V&A digital map. You can read about our latest work on the map or go straight to the map to explore. – In September 2013,...
The purpose of navigation is to help visitors to our websites find their way round them, but how do we know how useful this navigation really is to them? To understand this, we...
London’s first Maker Faire was a really inspiring weekend. On Saturday 6 July 2013 , makers gathered at the London College of Communication to show off their creations and...
Some brief reviews of sessions from this year’s fantastic Museumnext. As ever it’s not possible to attend them all (sadly), nor do them all justice, but here is a...
Review of themes from sessions and conversations at Museums and the Web 2013. With links, V&A presentation and activity sheet on tactics for digital museum...
Reflections from people using 3D for real in museums. They are from two great pre-conferenceworkshops at Museums and the Web 2013 in Portland.As it stands right now there are a...
By Keith Hale, Content Editor, Digital MediaDay 2 - 22 March...
By Cassie Williams, Senior Content Editor, Digital Media.At times it can be useful to step back from the world of museums and look at wider digital trends. With this in mind we...
Report from Bits 2 Blogs, Newcastle, 19 March 2013,organised by Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums - the 'annual event for anyone working in the North East cultural heritage...
By Lizzy Bullock, Content Editor, Digital Media.On Friday 15 March 2013 I had the pleasure of attending Culture Geek at the Barbican, London. Below I have documented the day...
On 12 March 2013, it was our turn to host the latest Online Manager's Forum, an informal gathering of people working in London museums and other cultural organisations, which...
On Thursday 17 January 2013, staff from the Digital Media team at The British Postal Museum & Archivevisited the Hollywood Costume exhibition to look at how the exhibition...
At the end of November 2012, the V&A’s new Furniture Gallery opened up on our 6th floor. Alongside the great pieces on display, there are some novel approaches to...
In November we were participating at the annual Museum Computer Network conference(MCN), this year held in Seattle. The MCN conference is a great learning experience. You...
UK Museums on the Web is a great opportunity for people in the museum sector to network and bring ideas together about the web and related digital. This year it was at the...
We have been at theannual Museum Computer Network (MCN) conferencethis week, which celebrates its 40th year in 2012. This is a great mix of different tech people working in the...
Responsive design - making a website display in an optimal way for the user's hardware - is something that had been on our radar for quite some time. After all, nobody enjoys...
