Douglas McCarthy is co-editor of the Open GLAM Medium publication and collections engagement manager at Europeana. Andrea Wallace is a lecturer in law at the University of Exeter.
Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide – so why are the UK’s flagship museums so slow on the uptake?
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Open access to collections is a no-brainer – it’s a clear-cut extension of any museum’s mission
Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide – so why are the UK’s flagship museums so slow on the uptake?