Science Museum Group Digital Lab
Experiments in emerging technologies and visitor experience at the Science Museum Group (Science Museum, London; National Science and Media Museum, Bradford; National Railway Museum, York; Science and Industry Museum, Manchester; and Locomotion, Shildon).
John Stack
st-ck.net // Digital Director of the Science Museum Group
dave patten
Head of New Media at the Science Museum. I wear hats, play guitar, love technology and collect stuff.
Emilia McKenzie
Digital Learning Producer at the Science Museum Group, working at the intersection of digital, learning and culture.
Will Dave
Yorkshireman | Scientist | Cyclist | Runner | Loves culture and adventures.
Pete Livesey
Digital Analyst at the Science Museum Group
Latest Posts
New concepts for a Science Museum digital archive by MA Graphic Design students at Falmouth…
In the autumn of 2021 students from the MA Graphic Design (online) course at Falmouth University were tasked with finding innovative ways…
Heritage Connector Project Hackathon
On 19 November 2021, the Heritage Connector project held a one-day hackathon in partnership with Cogapp.
OCRguessr: making posters into a guessing game — Science Museum Hangman
This February marked my first Cogapp Company hack day — a day where we set aside our usual work and put our creative energies into…
Science Museum + Falmouth University (MA Graphic Design)
In 2019 the Science Museum embarked on an ambitious project, to digitise a quarter of a million objects in its remarkable archive. This…
Never Been Seen
As each object is added to the collection website, you could be the first person to see it online…
Colour & Shape: Using Computer Vision to Explore the Science Museum Group Collection
Photographs allow us study the form of objects — their shape, colour and texture.
Is this the end of touchscreens in museums? The use of touchless gesture-based controls.
As museums and cultural institutions navigate the many challenges of reopening in a world where Covid-19 is still a real and…
Computer vision and the Science Museum Group Collection
Amazon’s Rekognition service was used to add keyword tags and these are now available as an experimental features within our collection…
Using audience insights to improve the Science Museum Group collection stories online
Online storytelling in museums is a growing area of interest for the cultural heritage sector. Organisations are looking beyond digitising…
What’s holding us back? True stories of user-centred content design at the Science Museum Group
This blog post is a version of the presentation given as part of the Professional Forum: What’s Holding Us Back? True Stories Of…
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