:: University courses and research centres ::

• The Ename Center, Interpretive Technologies
  "The research of the Ename Center concerning Interpretive Technologies has a two fold mission: both to test the applicability of new technoligies for heritage presentation and to offer practical solutions to technical problems encountered in the development of specific heritage presentation projects. In close cooperation with site interpreters and heritage educators, the Center has tested Interpretive Technologies prototypes in real world situations, in order to evaluate the suitability and robustness of the methods, techniques and equipment used. In this way, experience and expertise has been gained in virtual reconstruction methods, user interfaces for exploring virtual reconstructed worlds in time and space, in the use of the Internet for heritage presentation and in on-site outdoor interpretation systems."
  » http://www.enamecenter.org/content/category/5/16/108/lang,en/
• University of Brighton, Faculty of Management and Information Sciences: Cultural Heritage Research
  » EPOCH (Excellence in Processing Open Cultural Heritage)
  » CHIRON (Cultural Heritage Informatics Research Orientated Network)
• George Mason University, Department of History and Art History, Center for History and New Media (CHNM)
  "Since 1994 under the founding direction of Roy Rosenzweig, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University has used digital media and computer technology to democratize history—to incorporate multiple voices, reach diverse audiences, and encourage popular participation in presenting and preserving the past. CHNM uses digital media and technology to preserve and present history online, transform scholarship across the humanities, and advance historical education and understanding." CHNM is the lead developer of, among other things, Omeka, the web platform for publishing online collections and exhibitions, of the ScholarPress education plugins for WordPress, and of the fantastic Zotero plugin for Firefox. The CHNM web site is a fantastic resource, so rich in material that you'll find a long visit far more revealing than a simple listing here--go there now!
  » http://chnm.gmu.edu
• The University of Western Ontario: Digital History
  "The server provides a home for research initiatives in history and computing, including blogs, tools and new technologies. It also supports courses for our Public History program, including History 513F, a new grad course on digital history."
  » http://digitalhistory.uwo.ca
• University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science: Museum Informatics
  Well-documented on its wiki, this is an excellent introductory course in 'museum informatics'.
  » http://www.gslis.org/wiki/Museum_Informatics
• University of Glasgow, Faculty of Information and Mathematical Sciences: MSc/PGDip in Information Technology, Cultural and Heritage Informatics (Arts strand)
  Modules include: 2D Digitisation, Document Encoding, Multimedia Systems; Preservation of Electronic Records.
• University College London, Centre for Sustainable Heritage
  Research centre and taught masters (MSc Sustainable Heritage)
  » http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainableheritage/index.htm
  
• University of Leicester, Department of Museum Studies
  A long established (1966) department offering courses at both undergraduate and post-graduate level, and with an active research group. The University's Digital Heritage Research Group hosted the 2005 UK Museums on the Web conference.
• University of Portsmouth,MSc Heritage And Museum Studies
• University of Westminster, UK and University of the Aegean, Greece, MSc in Multimedia Systems for Cultural Heritage
  "The MSc in Multimedia Systems for Cultural Heritage seeks to provide an academic, creative and professional experience of both a theoretical and practical nature in the area of cultural studies, museology and interactive multimedia and draws together theory and knowledge from the disciplines of information and computer science, art and graphic design and museum studies. This broad understanding is stimulated by the course’s strategy of accepting students from a wide range of disciplines, such as archaeology, media and information and computer science, and by organising the curriculum so that there is a provision for diverse range of experiences, skills, and critical debate to expose students to new disciplines, as well as to allow them to apply their own expertise in a new medium or discipline."
• Digital Heritage 2007
  blog of the “Digital Heritage” optional course of the Art Gallery and Museum Studies MA course at the Centre for Museology, University of Manchester.
  » http://digitalheritage.wordpress.com
• The Virtual Museum research projects at Manchester Metropolitan University
  Seemingly inactive since the departure of William Mitchell and Daphne Economou, the group placed "emphasis on medium not technology. The problems of new media are seen not just as technical but also of understanding the properties of these media and what types of activities and users they are best suited to." The three main projects were VRML models of the Tomb of Menna, Kahun, and Quarry Bank Mill.
  » http://www.docm.mmu.ac.uk/RESEARCH/virtual-museum/
• Kingston University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. BA (Hons) Museum and Gallery Studies
  "Museums and galleries have become increasingly important elements of the creative and heritage industries. Today’s museums and galleries are perceived to be multi-faceted institutions of culture, dealing not just with the presentation of artistic works and historical artefacts but also with issues of regional and national identity, social, economic and cultural regeneration. The course provides the opportunity to study these multidisciplinary issues. The course’s modular structure enables you to explore the broad terrain of this subject while choosing your own particular paths of interest within it."
  See also the MA Curating Contemporary Design
• University of Salford, Centre for Heritage Studies
  "The Centre for Heritage Studies is an established and highly regarded study centre based in the School of Art and Design at the University of Salford. The Centre is dedicated to the study of Heritage, Art Galleries and Museums as well as the wider set of references that contribute to its contemporary formation. Our potsgraduate programmes explore the relationships between the consumption of cultural heritage, its presentation, interpretation, design, management and audiences."
  Offers Masters courses in:
  * Arts & Museum Management
  * Heritage Studies: Interpretation, Presentation & Design
  * Museum & Heritage Exhibition Design
  » http://www.artdes.salford.ac.uk/heritage/
  
• Glasgow Caledonian University. MSc Cultural Heritage Studies
  "The MSc Cultural Heritage Studies course is a research-led post-graduate programme, with a strong multi-disciplinary emphasis. It combines the development of management skills with a broader understanding of heritage contexts and policies. Its core aim is to produce graduates who are equipped with high-level skills and competencies to allow them to become active shapers of policy and practice in the cultural heritage field. ... Students will also be encouraged to grasp and apply the potential of ICT developments for the heritage sector."
• Newcastle University, International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS)
  A range of taught programmes, including MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies, MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Art Museum and Gallery Studies, MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Art Museum and Gallery Education, MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Heritage Education and Interpretation, MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Heritage Management, MPrac in Museum Studies, MPrac in Art Museum and Gallery Studies, MPrac in Heritage Education and Interpretation, and Postgraduate Certificate in Museum Studies
• University of Leeds, the Centre for Heritage Research
  » http://www.leeds.ac.uk/heritage/