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The Art Museum with TV’s?

The Art Museum with TV’s?

Samsung is sponsoring an exhibition at Seoul Korea’s Hangaram Museum where you can see major works of art including Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night during their Rêve et Réalité (Dream and Reality) exhibition running from now through September. Four 46″ Read More…

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Technology Update

Technology Update

It’s been a long time since I have put an update on the blog about the technology usage here at the CMA. As I have mentioned before, people have asked me what the heck the Museum does with technology, well, Read More…

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World’s Largest Digital Photo Image

World’s Largest Digital Photo Image

Up until recently, the largest digital photo was a 45-gigapixel image of Dubai.  Well, now Gadling.com has an article up on their site highlighting the latest in the world record seekers for the largest digital photo in the world. 70-gigapixels! Consider Read More…

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Southward Expansion

Southward Expansion

Yes, Southward, not Westward this time. Our computer network at the CMA is growing!  Many of you know the main building that was built in 1931 is under renovation right now. Well, along with that, we’ll need computer operations throughout Read More…

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End of an Era

End of an Era

I wrote before about how we’re installing a new network here at the Art Museum. Well, during the transition period we had to keep the old system online before taking it down. Two weeks ago our old network was shut Read More…

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Exciting Week

Exciting Week

Giving you a little technology update at the museum here. This week we installed our new network switches that will power our computer systems. I can’t show you everything but I can show you the stack to the right. Many Read More…

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3-d Mona Lisa

3-d Mona Lisa

This video from Scientific American is a news story about something going on in China. They took artwork and digitized it and made it into 3-d interactive pieces. It’s very interesting. Check it out here. ~Thomas DelidukaDirector of Information Technology

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Three weeks and counting

Three weeks and counting

In three weeks we’ll be moving equipment into Beaton Hall. I’m getting quite excited because this will mark the end of 10 months of planning and preparation and the beginning of a new network and phone system for the Museum. Read More…

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Five Apps for the Art Lover

Five Apps for the Art Lover

I’m a Mac guy at heart. While the Art museum runs windows, for the most part. My heart is on the Mac. I saw this post at The Unofficial Apple Weblog and thought I’d pass it along. Five Apps for Read More…

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Why does an art museum need computers?

Why does an art museum need computers?

I get this question a lot.  It just so happens we have over 100 computers at the Art Museum.  Our systems are used for your normal everyday things like Microsoft Word and Excel, but we also have special applications that Read More…

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