Contemporary publishing by national museums and art galleries in the UK and its future

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Anne Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
Book Sales ◽  
Contextual Understanding ◽  
National Museums ◽  
Museum Staff ◽  
Academic Register ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Diverse Audience

Changes in the format, design and content of museum and art gallery exhibition catalogues can be traced to the visibility and popularity of these souvenirs for the block-buster exhibitions of the 1970s. The increased museum revenue from these book sales and the need, perceived by the publishers recruited to museum staff from a trade background, to address the interests of a more diverse audience are identified as the two main instigators of these changes. The resulting exhibition catalogues play down the scholarly apparatus, offer more images particularly to enhance the reader’s contextual understanding and, in some cases, ameliorate the academic register of the writing. The uses made of exhibition books by institutions, their associated sponsors and museum visitors is commented on.

scholarly journals Using CCTV to study visitors in The New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2/3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ela Beaumont
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Video Observation ◽  
Visitor Studies ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Uk

The routine use of CCTV surveillance in new art galleries in the UK presents an opportunity for researchers to harness its potential as a powerful observational tool in visitor studies, and recent developments in video technology have created new possibilities for observational research. Recent studies using video observation methods in the UK, France and the US have demonstrated how powerful film data can be, but have also shown the difficulties in operationalising studies that use these techniques. The analysis of video data is in its infancy in the field of art gallery visitor studies, and this paper contributes to the theoretical, ethical and practical debate by discussing a recent observational visitor study using in-house CCTV cameras in the New Art Gallery, Walsall. The study demonstrates significant advances on previous observational visitor studies that have gathered 'covert observational data'. It show how CCTV footage can be used to gather naturally occurring visitor activities in a highly structured way, without disrupting the gallery with extra cameras or microphones and yielding increasingly detailed, useful information. It opens up the prospect of a wider ideological debate about the use of CCTV in art galleries, and contributes to work in progress on a code of ethics for video observation in visitor studies.

The Library of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pulford
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is acknowledged as one of the finest small art galleries in Europe. It has a richly resourced library which functions both as a curatorial library for the Barber’s curators and as part of the University of Birmingham’s network of site libraries. Students of art history thus benefit from the combined resources of a specialist art gallery library and a major university library. The Barber also houses a visual resources library, music library and coin study room.

Art galleries in the library

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 566-568
Author(s):  
Bruce Massis
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this study is to report that the library has recognized the benefit to the community of including art gallery space in the library. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a literature review and commentary on this topic that has been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners. Findings Exposure to art in the library can open and expand worlds that might never have been available to some and can provide the populace with greater access directly in their own community. Originality/value The value in exploring this topic is to provide libraries that may not have considered including an art gallery in their libraries to consider the possibility of doing so.

The DACS Slide Collection Licensing Scheme

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Godfrey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Art History ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
Visual Material ◽  
Traditional Art ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
The Uk

For many years slide libraries in higher education institutions in the UK grew steadily in size as they accommodated the needs of new and expanding art and design courses. Although some slide librarians acquired new slides by photographing works of art in museums and art galleries, and most bought slides of the traditional art history canon from commercial publishers and art galleries, the largest proportion of these ever growing slide collections was made up of slides produced by copy photography, using slide film to photograph images taken from books, journals and exhibition catalogues. Changes in UK copyright law in 1988 made this illegal and jeopardised the ability of lecturers to present the visual material they needed for their courses. Slide librarians were forced to consider ways of getting around the law. A licence scheme ultimately emerged as the answer, but one that has its detractors and critics.

scholarly journals Kualanamu Art Gallery & Exhibition Center (Structure as Elements of Aesthetics)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121
Author(s):  
Samsul Bahri ◽  
Febby Khafilwara
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Art Galleries ◽  
Considerable Potential ◽  
The Third ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
The City

Medan is the third largest city in Indonesia, so it has considerable potential in the field of Art. A lot of potential and human resources that could be developed in the city of Medan. The city characterized by the culture of various Ethnic this hope was able to preserve the culture of each ethnic group. Art galleries and exhibition is expected to become a new tourism venue in the city of Medan and the iconic place of the development of works of art in the city of Medan. With the approach of the structure as elements of aesthetic in architecture

scholarly journals The Relationship of Exhibition Space Design and the Success of Delivering Messages to Museum Visitors in Jakarta

Humaniora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Anak Agung Ayu Wulandari ◽  
Ade Ariyani Sari Fajarwati ◽  
Fauzia Latif
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Exhibition Space ◽  
Space Design ◽  
Collecting Methods ◽  
National Museums ◽  
Relationship Of

The research explored exhibition space designs, particularly the interior design elements such as circulation, lighting, and display techniques to find out whether the design elements corresponded the design principles and to find out which museum had the most ideal exhibition design that was able to deliver exhibition messages to the audience. The research applied qualitative method with case study approach in three museums in Jakarta, those were National Museums, Bank of Indonesia museum, and museum of Fine Art and Ceramic as case studies and qualitative data collecting methods through observations to get real-settings information. Data analysis and comparison of various interior elements shows that from the three case studies only Bank of Indonesia Museum has an integrated exhibition space using various interior elements; circulation and lighting design as well as display technique that support the success of a museum to deliver exhibition messages to their visitor. It can stimulate visitors senses visually, auditory, and kinetic.

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