As part of this year’s MCG:UKMW14 ‘Museums beyond the Web’, we asked guest bloggers to cover the day and share their impressions of our lineup of speakers. In this post, blogger Holly Parsons reports back on a day that considered the relative pace of change in both technology and museums. The tenth annual Museums Computer […]
MCG’s sold out UKMW14 ‘Museums beyond the web‘ was held at the Natural History Museum in London on Friday 7 November 2014. Don’t miss out on future events – sign up for our low-traffic events information list. UKMW14 presentations online Watch the ‘Museums beyond the web’ presentations online UKMW14 event reports Jessica Suess’ Museums Beyond […]
Please join MCG Committee members, speakers and others for a pre-UKMW14 conference ‘Drinking About Museums’ aboard The Tattershall Castle, a fantastic paddle steamer bar moored just off Embankment Bridge with a great view of the London Eye and the Thames. This will be a great opportunity to enjoy a drink and informally network with colleagues […]
The Museums Computer Group are delighted to announce George Oates as the opening keynote speaker at UKMW14. As the creator of Flickr Commons, she’s had a huge impact on the cultural sector. As if that wasn’t enough, her wider experience has given her an international and interdisciplinary perspective on design and technology, and a sense […]
Why attend UKMW14? We think you’ll have a great time, learn lots and meet fascinating people. But if you need to make a a case to your boss, or include it in your professional development plan, here’s why we think UKMW is an essential part of your museum learning this year… The cut & paste […]
The Museums Computer Group’s annual conference was held at the Flett Theatre in the Natural History Museum on Friday November 7 2014. The theme for UKMW14 was ‘Museums Beyond the Web’. Update: check our ‘UKMW14 round-up: reports, tweets, slides and images’ post for event reports, videos, photos, and more. Tickets sold out, but you […]
The Museums Computer Group will be holding our annual UKMW conference at the Natural History Museum on Friday November 7 2014. The theme for UKMW14 is ‘Museums Beyond the Web’. Don’t miss out! Book now: http://ukmw14.eventbrite.co.uk/ What does ‘the web’ mean to those of us working with digital and museums today? Increasingly, our visitors’ online […]
The MCG’s Spring Meeting, Museums Get Mobile! #MGM14 was held at M Shed, Bristol on 16 May 2014. If you’ve written about MCG’s Museums Get Mobile let us know and we’ll add your post. We’ll also post podcasts as soon as we can for our event round-up: Event speaker Lindsey Green wrote up her presentation […]
A quick post to put all the details for tonight’s #drinkingaboutmuseums Bristol: we have a table reserved from 6:30pm at the Watershed Café/Bar, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX (map). They serve a range of fresh, local and seasonal food, local ales and non-alcoholic drinks so there should be something for all. As always, our […]
There are only two weeks until we’ll gather at Bristol’s M Shed for MCG’s Spring meeting, Museums Get Mobile – so don’t miss out! May 16 will be here before you know it, so get your ticket today at museumsgetmobile.eventbrite.co.uk. Why? Your visitors increasingly expect to do everything on their devices, whether your site is […]