Virtual Museums - what an interesting idea! There's a whole world out there to discover and you can do it all from the convenience of your own PC. I've been reading a great deal of information regarding these virtual museums and what I've grasped thus far is that museums are represented online now just like many other educational and commercial entities. There has been something called Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp) online since 1994 and this is an online museum directory which is internationally distributed. The site is monitored and maintained by 20 experts from around the globe. Related vocabulary that I read about concerning this topic was: online museum, virtual library, access statistics and museophile. What is a museophile? It is a term that comes from Britain which has to do with supporting online museums and virtual libraries. The website that you can visit to find out about the VLmp is http://forums.museophile.net/section/VLmp .
Till next time---
**Beatrice**
4 comments:
Beatrice-
I checked out the attached URL that you posted and was surprised to come across the extensive list of museum links even in just the US. I even found a link to a little rinky dink museum close to where I grew up.
Have you come across any museum websites that offer virtual tours?
Kate
Kate-
I will be investigating that as I delve deeper and deeper into the world of virtual museums and I will certainly let you know!
**Beatrice**
Hi Beatrice,
I am very interested to learn more about this because I would like to incorporate more of a variety of primary sources into research projects such as: artifacts, artwork, etc. I know that the Library of Congress American Memory Project and the NY Historical Society have pictures of documents, artifacts and artworks that you can access for free.
Great introduction to virtual musuems!
~Katie~
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