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English
lamusediffuse is a collaborative team exploring the forms, impact, and possibilities of electronic technologies in contemporary culture. We started as a group of Fulbright Scholars from different parts of the World, sharing a common interest in improving lives for individuals by improving access to culture through digital technologies and their creations. Now, some other collaborators are joining us improving our potential and outreach.

We are interested in the Social Web’s possibilities for cultural dissemination and understanding among different areas of the world. We believe that social software has a huge potential for making culture accessible in and about developing countries and areas under conflict. That is why we are fully committed to implement initiatives on those cultural spheres of the world and using different languages to spread a diverse idea of culture on the web.

Currently we are running e-artcasting, a non-profit research project, an information resource and a professional network to share experiences, exchange information and develop resources about sociable technologies in art museums from all over the world. It is our belief that these new ways of communication are valuable tools for Art Museums interacting with their audiences. From this point of view, e-artcasting explores and documents their use, impact and possibilities.

In addition to this, we have implemented the project “Museums in Libya 2.0” focused on two starting facts, the first is the lack of information about Libyan museums available in the website of the International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM) and the second is the apparent lack of museum websites in this country. As a consequence of this, the objective of our project has been overcoming both realities through the collaborative use of the social web.


Spanish

lamusediffuse es un equipo de proyectos colaborativos que explora las formas, el impacto y las posibilidades de las tecnologías electrónicas en la cultura contemporánea. Comenzamos como un grupo de investigación sin ánimo de lucro y compuesto por becarios Fulbright de distintas partes del mundo que comparten un interés común en mejorar la vida de las personas mediante la mejora del accesso a la cultura a través de las tecnologías digitales y sus creaciones. Ahora, otros colaboradores se nos están uniendo mejorando nuestra capacidad y alcance.

Estamos interesados en las posibilidades de la web social para la diseminación de la cultura y el entendimiento entre diferentes áreas del mundo. Creemos que el software social tiene un potencial inmenso para hacer accesible la cultura en y sobre países en desarrollo y áreas en conflicto. Por esa razón estamos totalmente comprometidos a poner en marcha iniciativas en esas esferas culturales del mundo y a usar diferentes idiomas para extender una idea diversa de la cultura en la web.

En la actualidad llevamos e-artcasting, un proyecto sin ánimo de lucro, una fuente de información y una red de contactos profesionales para compartir experiencias, intercambiar información y desarrollar recursos sobre tecnologías sociales en museos de arte de todo el mundo. Creemos que estas nuevas formas de comunicación son valiosas herramientas para que los museos de arte interactúen son su público. Desde esta persperpectiva, e-artcasting explora y documenta su uso, impacto y posibilidades.

Además, hemos puesto en marcha el proyecto “Museos en Libia 2.0” que se centra en dos hechos de partida: el primero ha sido la falta de información sobre los museos libios en la página web del Consejo Internacional de Museos Africanos (AFRICOM) y el segundo, la aparente carencia de páginas web de museos en dicho país. Como consecuencia de ello, el objetivo de nuestro proyecto ha sido superar ambas realidades por medio del uso colaborativo de la web social.

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At 6:34pm on August 18th, 2007, Pamela Glintenkamp said…
Thanks for your note. I'm sure you are glad to be back in Spain. I look forward to hearing more about your plans once you are settled, as I am keen to hear more about the projects your group has planned, So far, I am very impressed with Museums as a forum for learning about what others are doing, and possibly collaborating.
At 6:52am on August 15th, 2007, Pamela Glintenkamp said…
Thanks for your kind message. I am curious, was your Fulbright based in Spain? Is that where your e-artcasting team is centered? How long have you been working on this project, and what do are your key next steps? The work you are doing is very exciting. I remember the days when the proposal of media for museums was met with raised eyebrows, and look at where we are today!
At 9:04am on August 14th, 2007, Pamela Glintenkamp said…
I'm very interested in the work you are doing. I, too, am a former Fulbright Scholar. I was based at the V&A in London during the Fulbright year...the Fulbright experience was the impetus for my relocation from L.A. to London. I have spent the past 15 years of my professional life as a producer of media for museums and cultural institutions (podcasts, webdocs, various forms of interactive media. I would therefore be most interested to learn more about your projects and future plans.
At 4:45pm on August 6th, 2007, Jessica Musante said…
Hi Pilar,

You have been busy since SHU!
Looks like your doing some amazing work, glad to see.
At 7:42pm on August 3rd, 2007, Hector Lopez said…
Pilar, el proyecto esta muy interesante.
At 4:46pm on August 1st, 2007, Museums said…
Hello Pilar,
Nice to meet you my name is Kurt. I posted some pictures of Madrid - nice place.
At 7:41pm on July 31st, 2007, mark b. schlemmer said…
Hi Pilar! When I heard of this project I immediately thought of you and wondered just how long it would take before I found you here. If anyone is all about web 2.0 in an art context, it's you!
At 11:49am on July 31st, 2007, Alexandre Matos said…
Thanks... i'm trying to invite some of my friends to join MESN :) Congratulations for your project. It seems to me very interesting
At 11:25am on July 31st, 2007, Rachel Kuniansky Varon said…
Thanks! Nice to see you here too.
 
 

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