Author Archives: Lara Lesmes

In practice: Space Popular on digitisation in museums

By Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg 7 June 2023 Essays

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A technological layer already lies superimposed on museum spaces, and expanded virtual worlds are increasingly part of it

Typology: Museums

19 December 2012 By Antonello Marotta

Museums arrange the world according to the changing way we see it:…

In a digital world, has the role of cultural buildings really changed?

5 January 2016 By Tim Abrahams

It is possible that the two things that most define our age…

Editorial: collect, preserve, display?

9 May 2023 By Manon Mollard, Eleanor Beaumont and Kristina Rapacki

In May 2023, the AR pays a visit to the museum

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Typology: Museum district

23 May 2023 By Edwin Heathcote

At its best, the museum quarter provides culture and civic spaces to…

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Are museums obsolete?

30 May 2023 By Dan Hicks

Dan Hicks contrasts the outdated A History of the World in 100…

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Out of storage: the architecture of the museum depot

6 June 2023 By Kristina Rapacki

Ever‑expanding collections pose a challenge to museums, prompting new ways of displaying…

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