Technological Revolutions and Art History, Part Two: Alba Irollo

Alba Irollo
"Cultural Heritage Data Reuse in Research. The Art Historians' Perspective"
Understanding users’ needs is a key step in building up digital collections or improving their features.
Europeana (pro.europeana.eu/), which currently brings together more than 3,600 cultural
institutions and 3,000 professionals, recently ran a survey about resources and tools most relevant to
humanities researchers, including art historians. This talk will focus on the results of this survey.
About Technological Revolutions and Art History
Historically, science and the humanities were not thought of as two separate disciplines. In the 21st century, an unusual divide in the field of art history has been created between technically savvy scholars and those for whom it seems anathema. This conference seeks to encourage art historians to connect with the computer sciences in the 21st century both by reminding them that technology has always played a significant role in the pursuit of their field, and by providing an opening for them to be a part of the conversations that need to happen between practitioners in both areas.
Presentations in Part II of the symposium will examine how the invention of photography impacted the study of art and how current technological breakthroughs have the potential to promote new developments in the field of art history.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
The Frick Art Reference Library and The Museum of Modern Art