In this last couple of weeks I have attended two very interesting seminars which drew attention to the need to rethink the methods of disseminating culture in today's society. What is art? What is communication? ...
How can we make museums more participatory? Nina Simon provides a lot of ideas in her book The Participatory Museum
To get us nicely warmed up before the lecture that Nina Simon will give at the Museu Picasso on Wednesday 17 November, we offer you a review of her widely acclaimed book. The concept of public ...
Presentation of the 2010-1011 Programme: a lot of work done and a lot still to do!
This week we presented our programme for the 2010-2011 season, which we are particularly pleased with because it embodies the results of the Museum’s evolution and the main objectives we set ourselves three years ago: To ...
After “ASK a CURATOR” : notes for avaluating a good idea
The 1st September was noteworthy in the museum world for an innovative initiative promoted by the untiring Jim Richardson, Ask a Curator. In short: 343 museums from 23 countries from all over the world put ...
Discussing Wikipedia & Museums at the Picasso in Barcelona
Do you remember my remarks about the Museums & the Web conference? Well, we’ve just had an informal mini Wikimedia session here in Barcelona. This was prompted by the happy coincidence of three factors: the ...
The students ‘open up’ Las Meninas! Joint Venture between the Escola Deià and the Museu Picasso
On Thursday, 17 June the Museu Picasso hosted the presentation of the book LAS MENINAS # SÈRIE OBERTA, the result of collaborative venture between the Museum and the Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny Deià. ...
The Museu Picasso wins a Best of the Web 2010 award for the most innovative social networks project
This post was going to be a report on and assessment of Museums and the Web 2010, the annual MW conference held in Denver, Colorado, from 13 to 17 April, about which Conxa already advanced ...
The Picasso at the Museums and the Web Conference
For the third year running the Museu Picasso will be taking part this week (in Denver this time round) in the top-level international M&W conference, a real generator of knowledge and ideas about interactive museography, ...