Over the last year, our international network of cultural organisations and scholars (‘Circuits of Practice’) has been reflecting upon the ways museums narrate computing history. Our three research ‘Circuits’ have investigated the role of ‘data’, ‘time’ and ‘objects’ within these…
If the preservation and exhibition of historical objects is one of the key activities and mandates of many museums, curatorial practices constantly challenge what we mean with the word “object.” The research group I am leading within the Circuits of…
Our research project takes its inspiration from the electronic circuit typically found in computer technology. Just as computer circuits provide electrical connections between diverse components enabling complex operations to be performed, our aim is to establish a system of collaboration between museum-based and university-based researchers. Our project name…
