Caroline Brabant

…visit requests to see the actual objects. The researchers who might engage in new types of research with digitised collections are still few and far between despite efforts to broaden training in the digital humanities and digital art history.

…ou were gi…ou were given access to the 2D simulacra of it remains a bold and important outlier that privileges quality of access more than open access.

They don’t stack up very well against an in-gallery experience in terms of memorability and impact. They aren’t designed for that — they are entirely utilitarian.