Update: now the conference is over, we’re collecting event reports at ‘UKMW12 round-up’. The Museums Computer Group’s annual Museums on the Web conference – UKMW12 – will be held at the Wellcome Collection in London on 30 November 2012. The theme for UKMW12 is ‘strategically digital’. Responding to the issues faced by museums today, UKMW12 […]
Full programme now live: https://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/2012/10/26/programme-for-ukmw12/. FAQ: what is UKMW12? Museums on the Web is the Museums Computer Group’s annual conference about, well, museums and the web. As always, UK Museums on the Web is a day for being inspired by the latest ideas, for learning from case studies grounded in organisations like yours, and for […]
If you have got something that you’re working on or have launched recently; why not share it at UKMW12? There are 5 open mic slots available to talk for no more than 5 minutes. These can be informal and provide you with the opportunity to tell us about a project you are working on, make […]
Update, November 2012: the full programme is online at UK Museums on the Web: UKMW12 ‘Strategically Digital’ Programme. Follow the hashtag #ukmw12 on the day, or check back after the conference for a summary and a list of blog posts/tweets about the event. The Committee of the Museums Computer Group is excited to announce that […]
As a follow up to the 2011 UK Museums on the Web Conference please see below a list of blogs that will hopefully be useful for those that attended on the day, followed it online or that couldn’t make it. Blogs Oonagh Murphy (official blogger for the day): The Innovative Museum: Part 1 & Part […]
Date: 24 November 2011 Pre-UKMW11 networking and drinks event, the Marlborough Arms, 36 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HJ from 5.30pm. Date: 25 November 2011 Venue: IWM London (find out how to get to IWM London) Tickets for UKMW11 are now on sale at http://ukmw11.eventbrite.com. The annual UKMW conferences, convened by the Museums Computer Group, have […]
The Museums Computer Group’s annual conference Museums on the Web ‘The innovative museum: creating a brighter future’ – UKMW11 – will be held at the Imperial War Museum in London on 25 November 2011. Join the MCG email list or follow @ukmcg on twitter for updates. The MCG committee often gets enquiries from people interested […]
Since I’m not a member of the MCG Committee I’m allowed to say this: UK Museums on the Web 2010 was a great success. Not only because it had a record number of attendees in comparison to previous editions, but also because it gave museum professionals the opportunity to be informed and inspired in times […]
The Museums Computer Group ‘UK Museums on the Web’ Conference 2010 hosted by the Museum of London Including a joint evening session with Wikimedia UK hosted at the British Museum The hashtag for this event was #ukmw10. Themes of the day: The UK cultural heritage sector is entering a turbulent period. The policy landscape is […]
Today, the Web is becoming increasingly a more multi-sensory place, with new visual interfaces, rich sound content, where content can adapt to our physical location, and even where interactions can be triggered by bodily movement. Likewise, software and services (just like our content) can today move with us. This year UKMW will look at digital heritage in the everyday – situated, sensory, social.