{"product_id":"museums-in-the-digital-age-susana-smith-bautista-9780759124134","title":"Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture","description":"Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture showcases how the use of technology in museums should be understood as factors directly related to the museums' notion of community, local culture, and place, whether these places are in mid-America, urban metropolises, or ethnically diverse and underserved communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, museum expert Susana Smith Bautista brings more than twenty years of experience in cultural institutes in Los Angeles, New York, and Greece to propose a social understanding of why museums should be adopting technology, and how it should be adapted based on their particular missions, communities, and places. This book is timely because we are in the midst of the digital age, which is rapidly changing due to rapidly changing developments in technology and society as well, with social adaptations of technology. Theory is always racing to catch up with practice in the digital age, but theory remains a critical - and often neglected - component to accompany the practical application of technology in museums. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn order to illustrate these points, the book presents five case studies of the most technologically advanced art museums in the United States today: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Indianapolis Museum of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Walker Art Center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Museum of Modern Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Brooklyn Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach case study ends with a Lessons Learned section to bring these points home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the case studies focus on museums in the United States, and also on art museums, this book is relevant to all types of museums and to museums all over the world, as they equally face the challenge of incorporating technology into their institutions. Although these case studies are all well-established and well-endowed museums, Bautista reveals valuable insight into the difficulties they face and the questions they are asking which are relevant to even the smallest museum or community cultural center. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susana Smith Bautista\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0759124132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780759124134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Altamira Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Susana Smith Bautista","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120151228671,"sku":"9780759124134","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1fdcbe3f-3c00-4e6f-bc9a-34cab6220e0a.jpg?v=1687412827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/museums-in-the-digital-age-susana-smith-bautista-9780759124134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}