Before and during MW98, Online activities and events highlighted issues and achievements of Museums on the Web.

Online Discussions

Front-End Issues

• How can visitors 'put something in' as well as 'get something out'?

• Could the Web revolutionise traditional 'top-down' museum philosophy?

Back-End Issues

• What are the best strategies for managing web sites?

• Got a question about a new plug-in or tool?
  

What is the Web doing to the Museum?

• Has the Web changed our sense of the Museum?

• Do on-line museums offer a new kind of museum experience?
  

Beyond Interface: net art and Art on the Net

Steve Dietz, of Gallery 9, curated an online exhibition exploring "interface culture" with the help of an Organizing Committee. Before and during the conference, different Web art works were viewed, and "best of show" was voted on. Throughout the exhibition, a parallel discussion explored the how, why and what of virtual art, in a dialogue among curators, museum visitors and artists.

Papers and Presentations

MW 98

Papers for MW98 in Toronto are linked into the Conference Program. The Speakers List provides an overview of what's available on-line.

MW97

Review the papers presented last year in Los Angeles, and see how far we've come.

Virtual Conference Activities

Got an idea for a fun virtual event during MW99? Contact the Conference Co-Chairs, David Bearman dbear@archimuse.com or Jennifer Trant jtrant@archimuse.com.