Rene G. Cepeda

Tag: museology

Social media: a fast guide for Museums

As time goes by we hear more and more about social media: Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Google+, amongst others are being constantly brought up when discussing social media integration in any kind of business. Museums are of course not immune to social media and in fact are a few of the institutions that can actually benefit…

December 16, 2011
Newton’s papers: another step towards the digital museum

4000 pages of Isaac Newton’s journals have been made available in digital form by the University of Cambridge. While the interface could be a bit friendlier and more familiar, this is an amazing step in to the creation of a true digital museum. For the first time people from around the world have access to…

December 13, 2011
Modeling the Norwich Castle Museum

As part of my work in the Norwich Castle Museum, i was tasked with creating accurate 3D models of the 3 galleries used by the art department so they could simulate re-hangings, new exhibitions, and make sure the pieces fit within. This is also the first step into what could be called the meta-museum.

May 27, 2011
Setting up Duprat

May 26, 2011
SCVA Mesoamerican Gallery

This was a proposed redesign of the SCVA’s Mesoamerican section of their permanent collection. The idea behind this redesign was to create a more cohesive exhibition area while at the same time retaining the core aesthetic values behind the SCVA.

April 9, 2011
Next Proyect: Hubert Duprat exhibition Norwich

March 24, 2011