GLAM galleries, libraries, archives, and museums is one of many sectors that has embraced digital technology during the coronavirus pandemic, using it to help satisfy our desire for real life activities. Museums were allowed to re-open from the th July, but during lockdown, many promoted virtual tours as a way for online users
One of the most famous objects in the world, the Rosetta Stone, is to have its little-known gay history explored on public tours for the first time by the British Museum. The stone is known for its crucial role in giving the scholars Jean-François Champollion and Thomas Young the key to decipher ancient
Can a robot painter learn from observing a human artist’s brushstrokes? That’s the question Carnegie Mellon University researchers set out to answer in a study recently published on the preprint server Arxiv. They report that % of people found the approach the paper proposes successfully captured characteristics of an original artist’s style, including
Responding to mounting internal pressure, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it will create a fund “to support initiatives, exhibitions, and acquisitions in the area of diverse art histories” as part of a -point anti-racism and diversity plan. The full plan can be read in a blog post penned by the museum’s
Thanks to Shigetaka Kurita, the world is celebrating World Emoji Day today. But did he create the world’s first emoji? Emojis have been included in most of what society now calls “millennial conversation.” Kurita, a Japanese graphic designer, was said to be the father of the world’s first emoji. Kurita was with NTT
Solo exhibitions for Yayoi Kusama and Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid will lead Tate s blockbuster exhibition, unveiled today. Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms — an immersive installation where Londoners will be able to experience endless reflections of themselves — was initially intended to open in May this year. This display and Himid s
Take a trip inside historic Parisian art museum the Louvre as it re-opens following an unprecedented four-month closure with new short film Rusted Caravaggios, which comes from Egyptian-American filmmaker Sam Abbas. Based in Paris during the lockdown, Abbas, whose credits include features Alia’s Birth and The Wedding, jumped at the opportunity to film
A major augmented reality artwork debuted July 4 at sites in six U.S. cities, including the Art Museum steps in Philly, according to its organizers. Viewers who download an app and take their phones to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be able to watch artist Nancy Baker Cahill’s work Liberty Bell appear, Pokémon
“The Girl Can’t Help It” is a 1956 film by Frank Tashlin about a young woman, played by Jayne Mansfield, who dreams of being a star vocalist. Some consider it the first rock ‘n’ roll music video ever made; built into the story line were full versions of song performances by Eddie Cochran
Organisers of a Van Gogh show in Toronto have had a novel idea: offering art lovers a drive-in option during the Coronavirus crisis. As Canada’s largest city gradually comes out of lockdown, the exhibit began this week with two viewing areas in a huge Toronto warehouse: one area with social distancing circles on