Monday, November 17, 2008
The Museum of Online Museums
Tor.com: "Charley Parker, of the most excellent art blog Lines and Colors, has posted about The Museum of Online Museums. He warns it’s a total time sink and, holy cow, is he right."
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It's really cool to see that websites like this are finally becoming popular. There are a lot of very cool, very random things on the internet that if people could find easier would hold their interests for hours. I've come across similar sites, and always found the almost random anthology sites to be really entertaining to just browse for no good reason. What I'm now hoping to see someday is a just one giant website called TheMuseum.com that has everything like this in one place.
Probably the most useful facet of the Museum of Online Museums is that it isn't limited to the English speaking world. It's somewhat difficult to find foreign art sites (unless I stumble upon one), as I don't know the language in question.
It's also a pretty good resource for post graduation, and one no longer has free entry to databases/museums/etc.
That thing was crazy! I bet that site is on StumbleUpon. I especially liked the Condiment Packet Gallery, but it kinda killed my computer. I'm way too easily distracted to be on this site anymore... but it does remind one of how cool the internet can be besides email and facebook.
Its great that there are online resources that can help one do research without making the trek to a museum. However, I feel that the physical act of being in front of what you are studying can't be replicated online. These websites are a great idea but I feel that if its possible to just go to the museum, that would be better.
we hear so often at this school that no one has time to go to museums and see new art, so it seems that this site could be very helpful to us. it may not be a site that will get used for specific research or when someone is looking for something in particular for a project. but, it seems it will be great for browsing.
I love this website. It is a wonderful to jump start your brain when you need to think up an idea for a project but cannot think of anything. I am so pleased that websites like these are becoming recognized for their high caliber.
*wonderful jump start
Ok: I am legitamately excited for this. I love how the spread of education and a rebirth for the appreciation for the arts is becoming more and more prevalent iun the world of today. I don't think that information should be held by only a limited few, but not too much information though... just a larger portion of it.
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