Published in SMK Open·Jul 29How to do things with data: Creative re-use of SMK’s digitized collectionAiming for “radical openness” we’ve published SMK collection data in the most liberal fashion we could think of. One aspirational goal is creative re-use, so what happened in practice? Practically all SMK collection data including images (to the extent allowed by copyright) gets instantly published for free use — for…Museums5 min read
Published in SMK Open·Apr 13, 2021We’re all over the map — how we geolocated SMK artworks with the kind help of humans and machinesBurning churches, rolling hills, and ragged seascapes — we’ve placed them all on a map of Denmark. With a companion social media campaign, this may be the most fun we’ve had with data to date. In March 2021 we placed 4.000 SMK artworks on a map of Denmark. We did…Openglam6 min read
Published in SMK Open·Jan 13, 2021SMK Open Year One: The first 12 months of SMK’s online collectionThe online collection of SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst has just turned one. Time flies, I know. But what happened? How did users react? And what did we learn? In late November 2019 — in what seems like a different era– we enthusiastically launched SMK’s new online collection open.smk.dk…Openglam5 min read
Published in SMK Open·Jan 6, 2021The Social Image — what makes a photo work on social media?What works and what doesn’t? Some photos seem born for social media while others fall flat, failing to engage, impress or inspire. But what is the difference? This article is my best attempt at an answer. With a certain futuristic awe, I curiously unpacked my first digital camera (a 3…Social Media11 min read
Published in SMK Open·Dec 16, 2020The ultimate absolute best of SMK OPEN 2020The SMK Online collection, codename (and real name) SMK OPEN, has been live for the entirety of this bizarre year. And because nothing calms the soul like a simplistic list here’s… the most viewed artworks of 2020!Openglam4 min read
Published in SMK Open·Sep 3, 2020The Fall of the Titans augmented: Thoughts on SMK’s new AR filterWe just launched an Instagram filter bringing one of our highlights to digital life. Here’s why… Around 1588 Dutch painter Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem finished his epic painting The Fall of the Titans, depicting the end-result of a certain cosmic war from Greek mythology (see SMK Open). In August 2020…Artmuseum3 min read
Published in SMK Open·Nov 28, 2019We’re open! — Thoughts on building a new home for SMK’s online collectionOn 29 November 2019 we’re finally, proudly, and with some trepidation launching SMK’s brand new online collection. Call it SMK Open. It’s alive. After months (ok years) of discussion, iteration, and intense testing we’ve now opened the digital door to SMK’s new online collection. …Museums8 min read
Published in SMK Open·Sep 4, 2019SMK’s collection search levels upOr Why They Put Art in Artificial Intelligence… You can put your collection online all you want, but if it can’t be searched it won’t be found. Or rather: To realise its potential, an online collection should be generously sprinkled with connections. …Machine Learning5 min read
Published in SMK Open·Aug 15, 2018Finally: A new website for SMKSMK.DK: On 15 August 2018 SMK gets a new website. Here are some of our modest thoughts behind it. The websites of museums — and most other institutions — are strange beasts. On the one hand, our audience simply expect them to exist and to work and to serve their…Museums7 min read
Published in SMK Open·Apr 25, 2018New app lets you explore every tiny detailAs of this day you are invited to explore SMK highlights at an unprecedented level of detail. We’ve been working with the good people of Madpixel to squeeze every little pixel of 11 SMK masterworks into the free SMK Second Canvas app. In all modesty we believe the result is…Museums2 min read
