Voyager is an open-source suite of tools for creating and displaying three-dimensional images. It was developed by the Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Office to serve as their 3D imaging pipeline and is available to the public. Any effort to make 3D cultural heritage images more accessible via open-source tools should be applauded. When t…[Read more]

MoMA Exhibition Spelunker is a portal for exploring the Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition history. Originally taken from a large dataset of information from the archives, the company Good Form and Spectacle, transformed MoMA exhibition history from 1929-1989 into a user-friendly portal for deep engagement.

Review: First launched in 2020, the Smithsonian Open Access portal provides an inroad to copyright-free digital materials from the far-ranging collections of the Smithsonian Institution. As a freely available web repository accessible to anyone with a browser connection, Smithsonian Open Access opens the intellectual doors of its many divisions,…[Read more]

Review: Art Journal Open (https://artjournal.collegeart.org/) is an open-access digital journal for the visual arts published by the College Art Association. The journal produces scholarly essays, interviews, reviews, and projects focusing on topics related to post-1945 and contemporary art that are global in scope. It features contributions from…[Read more]

Review: Launched in 2015, #dariahTeach is an European based Open Education Resources (OER) platform for the digital arts and humanities. The target audience for this platform is higher education teachers, who can embed existing content or create new content for courses and learners, especially those who do not have access to formal courses or…[Read more]

Review: Digital Art History Journal (DAHJ) is a fascinating and unique resource. Futuristic in structure and classic in content it is a wonderful blend of what the internet could be in its most interactive format while maintaining a quality of content that one would expect from an academic journal. In fact, the initiative began in 2015 as the…[Read more]

Review: The Flora Scales Catalogue (https://florascales.com/) demonstrates the clear benefits of presenting a comprehensive catalogue of an artist’s work online. Whereas traditional printed catalogs may only reach a limited audience, Flora Scales is intentionally openly accessible, and overflowing with high-quality images. Some of the drawbacks o…[Read more]

Review: The online exhibition Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet’s Work In Community – presented by the Morgan Library & Museum in conjunction with the in-person exhibition that took place from January 28 through June 5, 2022 and organized by Belle da Costa Green Curatorial Fellow Nicholas Caldwell – examines the social and political impact of Gwend…[Read more]

Review: The U.S. Civil War In Art (https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/civil-war-in-art/) is a curated collection of essays and videos focused on understanding artworks created during and about the U.S. Civil War period. Compiled and hosted by the non-profit organization Smarthistory, this collection continues the Smarthistory mission to…[Read more]

PAST DUE: Report and Recommendations of the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office Civic Memory Working Group is the culmination of 18 months of discussions on how to think about existing and future civic memory projects. The 40-member group included historians, artists, architects, curators, designers, civic leaders, cultural leaders, and Indigenous elders a…[Read more]

Museum digital initiatives during the Coronavirus Pandemic (https://digitalmuseums.at) is an Austrian-based research project by Dr. Chira Zuanni on the impact of COVID-19 on museums and their digital strategies. The homepage presents a map of museum digital initiatives around the world. The digital initiatives are categorized by type: contemporary…[Read more]

People of Craft (https://peopleofcraft.com) is billed as a “showcase” of creatives of color in the fields of design, illustration, photography, writing, web development and other adjacent fields. The landing page is vibrantly colorful, with each artist represented by a hero image of their own choosing. The simple interface allows users to bro…[Read more]

The Library Company of Philadelphia is an independent research library that supports the study of American history through its collection of rare books and graphic materials. Founded by Benjamin Franklin as a subscription library in 1731, The Library Company serves a varied constituency and is well respected for its exhibitions, public…[Read more]

#ColorOurCollections is a website and social media-driven international “coloring festival” hosted by the New York Academy of Medicine Library. Each year, libraries, museums, and archives are invited to develop and share free digital coloring books (PDF files) that highlight public domain works from their collections. The festival has occurred ann…[Read more]

Paul M. Hollister (1918-2004) was a noted art glass scholar with a variety of interests that included the growth of the studio art glass movement. Voices in Studio Glass History: Art and Craft, Maker and Place, and the Critical Writings and Photography of Paul Hollister from Bard Graduate Center offers a digital exhibition, multimedia archive, and…[Read more]

The digital book Introduction to Cultural Analytics & Python has already become a recommended resource within the field of digital humanities. Though it was created as a textbook for a particular class at Cornell University, this new resource is so comprehensive that it can be utilized beyond the context of the course it was created for. The book…[Read more]