Time is running out for you to join the friendly delegates at UKMW15. We think that if you do, you’ll have a great time, learn lots and meet fascinating people. But if you need to make a last-minute case to your boss, or include it in your professional development plan, here’s why UKMW15 is an […]
We are delighted to announce that the keynote speaker for our annual ‘Museum on the Web’ UKM1W15 conference is John Coburn, Digital Programmes Manager at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. John will share his insights on ‘Finding space for the experiment: digital collaborations and their influence on the museum’. Join him and our other […]
BRIDGING GAPS, MAKING CONNECTIONS Sponsored by beacontent Monday, 26 October 2015, Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street WC1B 3DG London 09.30-10.10 REGISTRATION, REFRESHMENTS 10.15-10.30 CHAIR’S INTRODUCTION AND VENUE WELCOME Mia Ridge, Chair, Museums Computer Group, and Chris Michaels, Head of Digital Media and Publishing, British Museum 10.30-11.30 […]
MCG’s sold out UKMW14 ‘Museums beyond the web‘ was held at the Natural History Museum in London on Friday 7 November 2014. We’ve collected the best event reports, photos and tweets on our UKMW14 round-up post, and now we’re sharing videos from some of the fabulous presentations given on the day. UKMW14 presentations and slides […]
Tickets are on sale now. Numbers are very limited this year, so make sure you don’t miss out! We’re busy behind the scenes preparing the full programme for UKMW15: Bridging gaps, Making connections, but in the meantime, here are some of the speakers you’ll hear from at the British Museum on October 26: Rebecca Sinker, […]
For the Museums Computer Group spring event 2015, we invited Nicola Adams, a digital media apprentice at Royal Pavilion & Museums Brighton, to attend as a guest blogger and record the day: I jumped at the chance to attend the Museum Computer Group’s (MCG) spring event, Innovation: The Emperor’s new clothes on 14 […]
Our Spring 2015 event, ‘Innovation’: the Emperor’s new clothes?’ was held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge on 14 May 2015. Thanks to the organisers and speakers for creating a thought-provoking and enjoyable day. Let us know if you’ve got photos or notes to share! Our guest blogger, Nicola Adams, a digital […]
The Museums Computer Group held its annual UK Museums on the Web conference at the British Museum on 26 October 2015. Our theme for UKMW15 was ‘Bridging Gaps, Making Connections’. Networking at MCG annual conference 2015 “Bridging gaps, Making connections” at the British Museum UKMW15 looked at how Digital technology is everywhere in museums today, […]
This event is now over. Catch up with #MCGInnovation as it happened. 14 May 2015, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge Join us to hear about how innovation has shaped museums’ digital exploration, and what future innovations might look like. Find our what other people are up to and take away some inspiring, […]
– Proposals due by Sunday 15 March 2015 – We are inviting proposals for sessions at the MCG Spring Meeting: ‘Innovation’: the Emperor’s new clothes? will be held on 14 May 2015 at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge. Why are some projects described as ‘innovative’ while others aren’t? Have you ever been aware […]