Wikipedia Unveils Probably the Coolest QR Thingy Ever Made
Wikipedia today introduced a program called QRPedia, a QR code creation service that lets users snap a picture of a QR code and be automatically directed to a linked mobile Wikipedia entry in whatever...
View ArticleArs at the Museum: The Art of Video Games at the Smithsonian
This probably isn’t news to anyone reading Ars Technica, but video gaming, once a niche pursuit, is now completely in the mainstream. What better recognition of that fact than an exhibit at the...
View ArticleThe USS Iowa Battleship Will Be a Museum That Lets You Blow Stuff Up [Genius]
The USS Iowa recently arrived in Los Angeles, completing the last voyage of its storied career. Now the ship will be transformed into a museum. We know what you’re thinking: borrrring. Not so! There...
View ArticleNYC Museum of Modern Art opens game collection with 14 classics, exhibiting...
Given the subject matter, this is usually where the author waxes philosophical about whether — having been accepted by a major international museum — games are indeed “art.” We’re gonna skip that...
View ArticleOfficial: Petersen Museum undergoing stunning design overhaul [w/video]
Filed under: Classics , Etc. , Videos If you were alarmed when the Petersen Automotive Museum starting selling off large and significant parts of its venerable collection, fret not: the museum isn’t in...
View ArticleVisit Museums for iPhone is a handy guide for travelers
If you’re on the road during the holidays and looking for a good museum, Visit Museums (free) is a nice app to have on your iPhone. Using the GPS in your iPhone, you’ll get a list of nearby museums,...
View ArticleETC: Michigan museum offers Model T driving classes
Filed under: Classics, Etc., Ford Halfway between Detroit and Chicago, there is a car museum that gives visitors a unique level of interaction with antique cars. The Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory...
View ArticlePeek Inside the World’s Oldest Sealed Time Capsule
The New York Historical Society, a museum and library in Manhattan, just travelled back in time The Historical Society opened a 100-year-old time capsule Wednesday at the museum. The society claims...
View ArticleWill They Play in Pyongyang? Culture, Geography, and Participation
The objections started in Texas. During a workshop on museum visitor participation, someone spoke up and objected: “this might work in California, but it will never work in Texas.” Then in Australia:...
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