The Life Online gallery at the National Media Museum is taking shape (opening at the end of March) and it is going to be fantastic. The guys at the museum are passionate about their subject matter and about creating a world class gallery – it’s been a great experience working with them. I’ve been part of the team that has been supporting the museum in planning and launching the Life Online gallery. I’ve been visiting the museum for years so it was great to get involved in this initiative – one of those work / life crossovers that’s really rewarding.
This will be the world’s first gallery dedicated to exploring the impact of the internet across all areas of culture, politics, our individual lives and from its inception onward. So not just about the technology but about the people (that’s all of us).
It’s a mix of In Real Life exhibits and experiences within newly redesigned museum areas and also online / interactive presences.
It’s great to be on the advisory panel. The gallery content itself has had input from a variety of web experts e.g Ben Hammersley , (Prime Minister’s Ambassador to TechCity and editor at large of Wired); Google and Microsoft guys (don’t have details sorry) and Rob Wilmot and Ajaz Ahmed who founded Freeserve.
For updates follow @mediamuseum and get involved as it develops!
Info on the gallery and exhibitions can be found here :
If you are in the UK and haven’t been to the museum before – get there : the other exhibitions (photography, film, et al) are superb and this will be no different.
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