The British Museum to embark on £10m Digitization Project
October 19 2023
Picture: The British Museum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
In wake of the recent scandal regarding thefts from The British Museum, the organisation has announced a £10m cataloguing and digitization project 'in order to increase security and public access'. The museum has estimated that the project will take 5 years to complete, and will include enhanced access to study rooms so that members of the public can view items from their collection.*
* - Let's hope this includes increasing access to the museum's superb collection of works on paper, which is currently only open to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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