Harald Klinke<p>Uncovering AI bias in digital collections</p><p>Museums are using data science and NLP to detect and contextualize derogatory language in legacy catalog records. A case study from the Harvard University Herbaria shows how digital stewardship can promote ethical access and institutional transparency.</p><p><a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/06/29/improving-the-search-uncovering-ai-bias-in-digital-collections/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aam-us.org/2025/06/29/improvin</span><span class="invisible">g-the-search-uncovering-ai-bias-in-digital-collections/</span></a><br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalStewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalStewardship</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/EthicalAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EthicalAI</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/GLAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GLAM</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/BiasDetection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BiasDetection</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AIethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIethics</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CollectionsManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CollectionsManagement</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/NaturalLanguageProcessing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturalLanguageProcessing</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Museums</span></a></p>
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Harald Klinke<p>I wanted to share this thought with you.</p><p>What do you think – especially in the context of visualizing museum and collection data?<br />Does something like this already exist? What’s considered best practice? Who’s working on this?</p><p>Would love to hear your thoughts! 👇<br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/digitalarthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalarthistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/bigvisualdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigvisualdata</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/culturaldata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>culturaldata</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/museumtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>museumtech</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>The Dispersed Chinese Art Digitization Project bridges centuries and continents through digital reconstructions of major historical sites and artifacts – from the Zhihua Temple to the Six Horses of Zhaoling and Longmen Binyang Central Cave.</p><p>Led by the Center for the Art of East Asia at UChicago and Xi’an Jiaotong University, with major museum partners in China, Japan, and the US.</p><p><a href="https://caea.lib.uchicago.edu/dcadp/en/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">caea.lib.uchicago.edu/dcadp/en/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/EastAsianArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EastAsianArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/3DReconstruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>3DReconstruction</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Interesting: Muse Software is a comprehensive platform for museum operations management — including CRM, ticketing, fundraising, POS, reporting and event management. </p><p><a href="https://www.musesoftware.ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">musesoftware.ai/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CRM</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CulturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalTransformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalTransformation</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumManagement</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Article: “An Interface to View Collections of Visual Art” presents LadeCA.View—a visual tool to explore, describe, and analyze large image collections in the digital humanities.<br /><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42803-022-00061-8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s42803-022-00061-8</span></a><br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/VisualCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VisualCulture</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/InterfaceDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InterfaceDesign</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalCollections</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/LadeCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LadeCA</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>🚨 New Special Issue out in Arts: Framing the Virtual: New Technologies and Immersive Exhibitions. Explore how VR, AR, projection mapping & digital design transform art spaces and audience experiences.</p><p>Edited by Kate Mondloch & Emily Lawhead<br />🔗 <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/arts/special_issues/New_Technologies_Immersive_Exhibitions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mdpi.com/journal/arts/special_</span><span class="invisible">issues/New_Technologies_Immersive_Exhibitions</span></a><br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ImmersiveExhibitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ImmersiveExhibitions</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MediaArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/VirtualReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VirtualReality</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/NewMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewMedia</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a></p><p></p>
Harald Klinke<p>JOB: Product Owner (m/f/x) in Berlin and help build digital tools for cultural heritage! Work with global partners like the Wildenstein Plattner Institute & Museum Barberini to shape the future of art data.<br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/Job" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Job</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CulturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ProductOwner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProductOwner</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/BerlinJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BerlinJobs</span></a><br /><a href="https://berlinstartupjobs.com/product-management/product-owner-m-f-x-navigating-art/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">berlinstartupjobs.com/product-</span><span class="invisible">management/product-owner-m-f-x-navigating-art/</span></a></p>
FINOkoye<p>OK <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> enthusiasts - I've got a special ask!</p><p>I'm doing some research on ways of communicating trans-Atlantic histories of the African diaspora and would dearly love more feedback and thoughts.</p><p>Basically you'll be asked to compare two layouts for content from museum and archive collections - </p><p>If you're up for it, please start here: <a href="https://forms.gle/AUGUvyne6pyVLkS2A" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">forms.gle/AUGUvyne6pyVLkS2A</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And of course do share :)</p>
Harald Klinke<p>JOB: The Smithsonian is hiring a Data Management Specialist (IS-2210-13) in DC! Join the Office of the Chief Information Officer to lead data-driven innovation across museums, libraries & archives. Salary: $120K–$156K. Deadline: April 28 (or once 150 apps received).<br />Apply now: <a href="https://trustcareers.si.edu/postings/727e7660-813d-47bf-b147-188d33b3fec3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trustcareers.si.edu/postings/7</span><span class="invisible">27e7660-813d-47bf-b147-188d33b3fec3</span></a><br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/SmithsonianJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SmithsonianJobs</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DataManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DataManagement</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/LinkedData" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LinkedData</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ITjobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ITjobs</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DCjobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DCjobs</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/InformationScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InformationScience</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Conference: The Art Museum in the Digital Age - 2025<br />📅 20–24 Jan 2025 (Online/Hybrid)<br />📍Zoom & Belvedere 21, Vienna</p><p>Focus: Ethical and societal implications of digital transformation in museums, exploring digital humanism, AI, data spaces, visitor research, and more. Includes workshops and a hybrid panel discussion.</p><p>Register: <a href="https://www.belvedere.at/digitalmuseum2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">belvedere.at/digitalmuseum2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalMuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalMuseums</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CulturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalHumanism</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>The Art Institute of Chicago has developed a bash script, "aic-bash," that queries its API for public domain artworks and renders them as ASCII art.
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Harald Klinke<p>The Art Institute of Chicago has developed a bash script, "aic-bash," that queries its API for public domain artworks and renders them as ASCII art.<br />The project showcases the capabilities of the museum's open access API, which provides data on artworks, artists, and more. The script allows users to retrieve and display ASCII art of artworks based on various queries.<br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtAPI</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ASCIIArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ASCIIArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/art-institute-of-chicago/aic-bash" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/art-institute-of-ch</span><span class="invisible">icago/aic-bash</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>This new anthology on Digital Art History critically explores the theoretical underpinnings and political dimensions of using digital technology in the field. It addresses the need for critical reflection on how digital tools, including <a href="https://det.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a>, are reshaping museum and collection management practices.<br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.intellectbooks.com/critical-digital-art-history" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">intellectbooks.com/critical-di</span><span class="invisible">gital-art-history</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>The xCurator web app revolutionizes the exploration of museum collections by enriching object datasets for searchable, contextualized user experiences. It's a dual-part system combining data enrichment and an intuitive web application, powered by a robust tech stack including TypeScript, Java, Python, and more. <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/xCurator" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xCurator</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/Badisches-Landesmuseum/xcurator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/Badisches-Landesmus</span><span class="invisible">eum/xcurator</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>Museum Tech: A Digital Festival for Museums, 17 April 2024, Museum of London.</p><p>Here we focus on the creative ways museums are using digital innovations. From digital learning to gamification, the event considers human-centred approaches to creating engaging content.</p><p><a href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/events/museum-tech-digital-festival-for-museums/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">museumsassociation.org/events/</span><span class="invisible">museum-tech-digital-festival-for-museums/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museumTech</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>DevOps but for artworks in museums<br />A look into pipelines ending in museums and not in the cloud<br />Explore the challenges of maintaining and developing computer-based art in the ever-evolving tech landscape. Discover solutions from software developers passionate about preserving, presenting, and evolving digital media art without diving into the NFT hype.<br />Video: <a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11931-devops_but_for_artworks_in_museums" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11931-devo</span><span class="invisible">ps_but_for_artworks_in_museums</span></a><br /><a href="https://det.social/tags/37c3" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>37c3</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/HackerEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HackerEthics</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalArtPreservation</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ContemporaryArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ContemporaryArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtTech</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Michael Zöllner, Markus Bosl, Dirk Widmann, Moritz Krause: <a href="https://det.social/tags/Symotiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Symotiv</span></a> revolutionizes classical music engagement by offering a virtual orchestra experience through machine learning-based tracking. Symotiv represents a significant stride in merging technology and culture, opening new avenues for audience engagement in both music and museum experiences. <a href="https://det.social/tags/VirtualOrchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VirtualOrchestra</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Innovation</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>This innovative pipeline by Franz Koeferl, Matthias Zuerl, Jitin Jami, Jindong Li, Dario Zanca and Bjoern Eskofier aims to replace labor-intensive or expensive setups by offering an integrated solution. While detection and localization performance show promise, further refinement is crucial for large-scale application, especially in scenarios with multiple visitors in close proximity. <a href="https://det.social/tags/VisitorResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VisitorResearch</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Innovation</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Ana Müller, Michael Schiffmann, Anke Neumeister and Anja Richert’s study explores the integration of social robots in museums, emphasizing real-world conditions. Visitors seek convenient information retrieval, posing challenges in developing robots with conversational skills and comprehensive knowledge. As social robots become integral in public spaces, understanding the balance between accuracy and control is pivotal for meaningful interactions. <a href="https://det.social/tags/SocialRobots" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SocialRobots</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/HumanRobotInteraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRobotInteraction</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>CHIM—Chatbot in the Museum is a project exploring speech-based AI in museum education. This <a href="https://det.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opensource</span></a> prototype transforms traditional museum guides. Born from the desire to address specific questions that arise during museum visits, CHIM envisions a participatory and engaging approach to cultural exploration. It represents a step forward in leveraging AI for encouraging visitor participation, write Oliver Gustke, Stefan Schaffer and Aaron Ruß. <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MuseumTech</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AIinEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIinEducation</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CHIMProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CHIMProject</span></a></p>
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