Si ventus non est, remiga--Latin Proverb

I'd like to end the year on an inspirational note, and so, the Latin quote, which roughly translated means "If there is no wind, row!" I'm lucky enough to be able to remember a time at museums when there was actually more than enough money to go around and to do all the things that we wanted to do.

There are still museums that can make that claim--the 800 pound gorillas in our midst--and I'm glad that they can. In terms of interpretive technologies and innovative tools we are used to seeing institutions like The Met, the Getty, The Tate, The National Gallery, the Smithsonian Museums, and the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at the forefront of initiatives. As the examples from the Horizon Report > 2011 Museum Edition indicate, smaller institutions, with fewer resources are finding ways to make an impact on their visitors as well. If you haven't already had a chance to see some of these projects let me suggest that you check out a few of the projects. If you are interested in mobiles take a look at The Nelson-Atkin's "Mobile Guide". For a neat example of the use of augmented reality how about "A Future for the Past" from the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, and one of my favorites, taking advantage of Smart Objects is "QRator" from University College of London's Grant Museum of Zoology...

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