Want To Learn More About Digital Technologies? Check Out the Brooklynn Museum Website! It Has It All!

Obviously I am a huge fan of digital technologies. If I wasn’t, I don’t think I would have signed up for a Digital History Class. I love social networking tools; I love online exhibits; I like to look at other peoples pictures on the internet. And I really hope that non-profits, Museum’s especially, start taking a closer look at these digital resources. Many museums are. A lot of museum’s have their collections online, they have facebook pages… But I have to admit, I have NEVER seen anything like the Brooklynn Museum webpage. It literally has everything. It has a blog, online collections, a Myspace and Facebook page, YouTube videos and more. I was like a kid in a candy store when I was on their site. There were so many different things I could play with. There were even some tools they were utilizing I was not familiar with. I have never used YELP to write reviews about the Museum, and I certainly do not use my Google Reader to get up to the minute RSS feeds from websites. I mean, I can find out what is going on at the Brooklynn Museum all the time via the RSS feed! But while I thought the site was fantastic (I could even look at collections that are in storage), I could totally see how this website could get overwhelming for some site visitors. Not everyone is super computer savy. Some people just want to know the hours, the admission, etc. And with so much going on….some site visitors might get deterred. Even so, I think the Brooklynn Museum does an excellent job of utilizing the most current digital technologies. I think the site serves as an excellent example of how Museum’s can use technology to get people interested in museums again.

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