MuseWeb (formerly Museums and the Web) is an annual international conference in the field of museums and their websites. It was founded and organized by Archives & Museum Informatics and has taken place each spring since 1997 in North America, along with events in other countries.
Since 2011 it has been organized by Museums and the Web LLC and Co-Chaired by Nancy Proctor and Rich Cherry, who also co-edit the proceedings.
Overview The conference includes the GLAMi awards(The Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Innovation awards) which recognizes the best GLAM work in the sector. Projects are nominated by GLAM professionals from around the world and reviewed by a committee of peers.Internet:Collaboratively produced art journal wins a GLAMi Award. YaleNews,09:26:00, April 2016. The conference previously included annual "Best of the Web awards" for museum-related websites in a number of different categories, as well as an overall winner.
Individual conferences The following events have been held or are planned:
MW1997, March 16–19, 1997 — Los Angeles, California, US MW1998, April 22–25, 1998 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada MW1999, March 11–14, 1999 — New Orleans, Louisiana, US MW2000, April 16–19, 2000 — Minneapolis, Minnesota, USMuseums and the Web 2000: Selected papers from an international conference. Pittsburgh, PA: Archives & Museum Informatics, 2000. . MW2001, March 14–17, 2001 — Seattle, Washington, USMuseums and the Web 2001: Selected papers from an international conference. Pittsburgh, PA: Archives & Museum Informatics, 2001. .Report: Museums and the Web conference. New Heritage, 03.01:64-65, June 2001. MW2002, April 17–20, 2002 — Boston, Massachusetts, USMuseums and the Web 2002: Selected papers from an international conference. Pittsburgh, PA: Archives & Museum Informatics, 2002. .Online: Museums and the Web conference 2002. New Heritage, 03.02:56, June 2002. MW2003, March 19–22, 2003 — Charlotte, North Carolina, USMuseums and the Web 2003: Selected papers from an international conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives & Museum Informatics, 2003. .Online: Museums and the Web 2003 conference. New Heritage, 03.03, June 2003. MW2004, March 31 – April 3, 2004 — Arlington, Virginia / Washington DC, USMuseums and the Web 2004: Selected papers from an international conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives & Museum Informatics, 2004. . MW2005, April 13–17, 2005 — Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMuseums and the Web 2005: Selected papers from an international conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives & Museum Informatics, 2005. . MW2006, March 22–25, 2006 — Albuquerque, New Mexico, US MW2007, April 11–14, 2007 — San Francisco, California, US MW2008, April 8–12, 2008 — Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDavid Mattison, Museums and the Web 02008 Conference, The Ten Thousand Year Blog, 2008.Twelfth Annual Museums and the Web Conference (MW2008) , Confabb: The conference community, 2008. Museums and the Web 2008 , Yahoo! upcoming, 2008. MW2009, April 14–18, 2009 — Indianapolis, Indiana, US MW2010, April 13–17, 2010 — Denver, Colorado, US MW2011, April 6–9, 2011 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US MW2012, April 11–14, 2012 — San Diego, California, US MW2013, April 17–20, 2013 — Portland, Oregon, US MWA2013, December 9–12, 2013 — Hong Kong MWF2014, February 19–21, 2014 — Florence, Italy MW2014, April 2–5, 2014 — Baltimore, Maryland, US MWA2014, October 7–10, 2014 — Daejeon & Seoul, South Korea MW2015, April 8–11, 2015 — Chicago, Illinois, US MWA2015, October 5–9, 2015 — Melbourne, Australia MW2016, April 6–9, 2016 — Los Angeles, California, US MW17, April 19–22, 2017 — Cleveland, Ohio, US MW18, April 18–21, 2018 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada MW19, April 2–6, 2019 — Boston, Massachusetts, US MW20, March 31-April 4, 2020 — This event was scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, California, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was held virtually MW21, April 5–9, 2021 — Washington DC, US
See also ICHIM (International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting) EVA Conferences Best of the Web awards
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