Seventeenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum

Abstract

Many Art Institutions such as the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (UK), Clark Art Institute (US), Cleveland Museum of Art (US), National Gallery of Art (US), and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (US) have adopted Open Access programs. Open Access is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. This has expanded these institutions reach and increased overall interest in their collections. Cleveland Museum of Art took it another step further and partnered with Google Arts & Culture to inspire artists to remix works in their collections. This resulted in a huge jump in interest in the museum and amazing innovations inspired by the collection. We review a basic understanding of Open Access implementation and then participants will be able to create a community-oriented program for artists to remix collections that they represent. The purpose of this workshop is to educate about Creative Commons licensing, practice with creating workflows and program implementation, and creating lasting community engagement.