The British Museum to embark on £10m Digitization Project
The British Museum to embark on £10m Digitization Project October 19 2023 Picture: The British Museum Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: In wake of the recent scandal regarding thefts from The British Museum, the organisation has announced a £10m cataloguing and digitization project 'in order to increase security and public access'. The museum has estimated that the project will take 5 years to complete, and will include enhanced access to study rooms so that members of the public can view items from their collection.* * - Let's hope this includes increasing access to the museum's superb collection of works on paper, which is currently only open to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays.

The British Museum to embark on £10m Digitization Project
October 19 2023

Picture: The British Museum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
In wake of the recent scandal regarding thefts from The British Museum, the organisation has announced a £10m cataloguing and digitization project 'in order to increase security and public access'. The museum has estimated that the project will take 5 years to complete, and will include enhanced access to study rooms so that members of the public can view items from their collection.*
* - Let's hope this includes increasing access to the museum's superb collection of works on paper, which is currently only open to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays.