Origin: Specialist Updates
Street art by JR at Frieder Burda museum and NFC triggering in Baden Baden
The Frieder Burda museum in Baden Baden has launched a major show by French street artist JR with Antenna International is providing the multimedia guide. Read more
ArtLED shines a light on past masters and contemporary photography
Light Projects new ArtLED fittings illuminate two prestigious projects in the UK and the Netherlands including work by Rubens and Rembrandt. Read more
Pembroke Castle’s great map of wales is Largest in Britain
Using a giant interactive painting, audio and video as well as a smartphone webtool Pembroke Castle has become a more vibrant attraction. Read more
Pennethorne’s Grand Tour Cafe Bar opens at Somerset House
Levy Restaurants will open a new cafe bar at Somerset House, the renowned arts and cultural centre, in the heart of London at the end of the month. Read more
Aga Khan Museum in Toronto opens with ClickNetherfield display cases
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto was inaugurated in September as a permanent gallery exhibiting an exquisite collection of globally significant Islamic artefacts and was designed by Studio Adrien Gardère. Read more
Furniture designer, Christian O’Reilly, wins York art gallery contract
Cornish-based furniture designer Christian O’Reilly has won a contract to design and make bespoke seating for the £8million refurbishment of York Art Gallery. Read more
Ordinary Beauty, The Photography of Edwin Smith.
Earlier this year Drinkall Dean were commissioned to design the latest exhibition at RIBA [Royal Institute of British Architects] called Ordinary Beauty, The Photography of Edwin Smith. Read more
Syx Automations continues museum roll-out in Norfolk
Syx Automations has successfully installed software at three museums in Norfolk that will use various modules of the company’s software system, including Membership, Stock Control, POS and Event and School bookings. Read more
MOLA FINDS NEW DIGS AT DEEPSTORE
Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) has awarded DeepStore Records Management a five-year contract to store many of its important and environmentally sensitive artefacts. Read more
New books on Museum Studies, Heritage and Cultural Management from Ashgate Publishing
Ashgate have announced the latest book releases from their Museum Studies, Heritage and Cultural Management list. Read more
Antenna debuts awiloc® Multimedia Tour at The LWL-Museum of Art and Culture in Germany
ONE of the world’s leading application-oriented research institutions for microelectronic and IT system solutions and services, Antenna International has launched an immersive multimedia tour experience using awiloc® software, a next-generation positioning system designed to be ‘context-aware’. Read more
Micropia Museum opens its doors with ReCreateX
Following 12 years of research and development queen Maxima of the Netherlands opened Micropia Museum in Amsterdam at the end of September, which is the first museum in the world where the invisible world of micro-organisms becomes visible. Read more
MATHER & CO CONVERTS 41,000 VISITORS FOR THE ‘SPRINGBOK EXPERIENCE’ FIRST BIRTHDAY
The Springbok Experience Rugby Museum, designed by leading museum design consultancy, Mather & Co is celebrating its first birthday with a record 41,000-visitor attendance in its first year, and a new exhibit for the museum. Read more
Our Dynamic Earth app takes you through 13.8 billion years of Earth’s history
To mark the redevelopment of the Our Dynamic Earth galleries in Edinburgh, Antenna has released a downloadable app of the current on-site tour available on iOS and Android platforms. The app will guide users through 13.8 billion years of the… Read more
Purcell Unveils Wallace Collection Refurbishment
The Great Gallery was originally built by Sir Richard Wallace between 1872-5 as part of his major extension of Hertford House to accommodate his collection’s move from Paris to London. The Gallery was positioned behind the private living quarters in… Read more
PARAGON CREATIVE SHORTLISTED FOR ‘DARE TO EXPORT’ AWARD AT 2014 PRESS BUSINESS AWARDS
Paragon Creative is delighted to have been shortlisted for a 'Dare to Export' award at the 2014 York Press Business Awards. Read more
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery goes live with Syx Automatons
One of Norwich’s most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle, has successfully gone live with Syx Automations. Read more
Antenna launches Natural History Museum multimedia guide
The Natural History Museum looks after more than 70 million specimens, both on display and behind the scenes, from rare beetles to extinct fish, Martian meteorites to the fossil bones of dinosaurs, and is one of the most visited destinations… Read more
Antenna multimedia tour at the National Gallery’s ‘Making Colour’ brings colour alive
Exploring the extraordinarily rich array of colours employed by artists from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century, the new temporary exhibition, ‘Making Colour’, at the National Gallery introduces some of the techniques and processes associated with… Read more
‘The Crystal’ forms part of sustainable cities interactive exhibition
The Crystal is a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens, the global electronics and electrical engineering powerhouse. Located at London’s Royal Victoria Dock, the 21,500-square foot interactive exhibition serves as home to Siemens’ Center of Competence - Cities. A team of… Read more