British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts | All of that scanning will cost over $12 million.::The British Museum is digitizing its entire collection of more than eight million pieces, at a total cost of over $12 million. This move was announced after the museum experienced a theft back in August.

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    1 year ago

    A virtual version of the museum in 2029? What would be the point in going? I can look at a picture of a picture on the internet for free.

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      1 year ago

      I get what you mean, like there’s definitely some stuff you can just look at a picture of it on the internet, but I guess for others it’s about the sense of space, connection, grouping, narrative, context etc that’s present with a well put together Museum or Gallery display.

      Without all that, you’ve just got a car boot sale of random things - wheras the text, maps, illustrations, audio, video or 3d recreations etc that sits alongside - or simply the placement of things next to one another, or following through the room in a particular order is what really makes that stuff interesting.