Throughout the pandemic, arts institutions have been forced to bolster their online presence. Some efforts have succeeded — usually when they resist trying to replicate the real-world experience. But many fall flat. A Zoom tour can feel like another work meeting. The much-hyped online viewing room often seems like nothing more […]

The year 2020 ushered in major societal changes. The hotly contested U.S. presidential election, racial justice protests; the pandemic; stock market volatility; the Australian, Amazon and American wildfires — all of these and many more dire events have shaped how humans interact and exist in the world. For better or […]

Over the past decade, Virtual Reality (VR) has gone mainstream. VR experiences can now be found at theme parks, FECs, retail malls and even museums.

The Ontario Regiment Museum contains the largest collection of operational historical military vehicles in North America, some of which are loaned out for TV and film productions, reenactments, and parades. To maintain these living historical artifacts, they must be regularly driven and repaired by a small army of volunteers, who continue to […]

Online Educational Resources, Virtual Visits, Community Service Among Ways Museums are Adapting A visit to a museum can be educational, inspiring, calming, or encouraging. Museums bring people together, expand our horizons, teach us about the world, and provide moments of peaceful reflection. At a time when our nation is facing […]

The basic principle of augmented reality is to add computer-generated objects (CGI) to the real world we see around us. In order to “trick” the eye and make us believe that the CGI objects are really there in front of us, the augmented reality technology makes use of sound, video, […]

There’s no way around it: the COVID pandemic has hit the museum industry hard. But museums are a resilient bunch and many of them have come up with novel ways to keep serving up history, culture, and education. How? They’ve gone online. But what happens to all the virtual tours, […]

We look back at the trends the art industry set this year—from virtual exhibitions to pandemic-themed artworks and more. he pandemic has posed challenges to a lot of industries this year––be it beauty, food, travel or fitness––resulting in trends that are very reflective of the times we’re living in. The […]

Struggling with pandemic shutdowns and lost revenue, galleries respond with innovative exhibits, online programs, and safety protocols.

Let’s be honest: Generally, the disconnect of 2020 has proven that the arts and culture industry does not (yet) have a digital strategy. Articles herald memes on TikTok from the Uffizi Gallery, Spotify playlists at the Tate or the art world’s virtual viewing rooms as bastions of digital pioneering. But how much of this innovation […]