Show about photographers from the National Geographic in Leiden

A revision form the archives of a visit to an exhibit at the Museums Volkenkunde, in Leiden. This is an exhibit about the photographer's eye.  The post tries to illustrate the vision of photography by photographers, and the reaction of visitor to a quite hermetic and intimate atmosphere and lighting.  The list of images, mimics my movements during the visit and conveys the idea of a kind of circular path throughout the rooms, with an impact on the final vision and memories of the visit as if it was decidedly set in a closed bubble to capture the esence of the images and show.

NYtimes' article "The spirit of sharing" about museums and social media

The Spirit of Sharing, article by Carol Vogel:  Social media technology has created new opportunities for museums to create interactivity inside and outside of their walls. 

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While museums have long strived to be welcoming places as well as havens of learning, social media is turning them into virtual community centers. On Facebook or Twitter or almost any museum Web site, everyone has a voice, and a vote. Curators and online visitors can communicate, learning from one another. As visitors bring their hand-held devices to visits, the potential for interactivity only intensifies.

However, there is a caveat. The new technology is “stimulating, and we’re giving a lot of thought to the amount of information we provide,” said Thomas P. Campbell, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But “we’ve got to keep people in a heads-up mode, to make sure they are looking at art.”

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Complete article by Carol Vogel in NYTimes

"Speaking Digitally About Exhibits", article in NYTimes

To gather lessons from the American Museum of Natural History’s first Tweetup, Ms. Canty said the staff members had decided to also conduct an old-fashioned survey of participants.
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As museums are seeing budgets cut and fierce competition for people’s time, Ms. Canty said social media helps people stay engaged. “There is a sense that social media tools make people more remote from each other and more remote from reality,” she said. “What people want to engage with is an authentic experience, and we think that is our stock in trade. That is everything that we do here.”

Complete article in NYTimes