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The Hermitage as the General Staff of Russian Museums: Seminars for Museums of North-West Russia On 18-22 November, 2002, were held two seminars of the program organized for museums of North-West Russia by the Hermitage jointly with the Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation). Participants of the first seminar, “Museum and Information Space”, were greeted by Vladimir Yu. Matveyev, Hermitage Deputy Director Exhibitions and Development. The Hermitage personnel told about the use which their museum made of information technologies and presented the Hermitage website. Guests were invited to a workshop where the development of a museum website, its structure, contents, navigation and interface were discussed. Taken for a tour of the Hermitage, seminar participants were introduced to navigation booths and computer education center. Special meeting was dedicated to the Computer Classroom of the School Center whose personnel told about multimedia education programs. The last meeting was assigned to the discussion of the possible use of the Hermitage experience by regional museums. The second seminar addressed the experience of the Hermitage Press Service. Its personnel described their line of business and the use of information technologies by the Press Service. Special presentations addressed interviews and press releases, PR projects illustrated by the Hermitage exhibitions in other Russian cities and interaction with foreign mass media. Participants were introduced to the Press Service's Annual Report. The seminars are part of the program “21st Century Museum: New Public and Cultural Space” devised by the Hermitage for Russian and foreign museums. Alongside seminars, the program will include exchange visits, joint projects, exhibitions, academic and popular publications, multimedia programs, joint Internet site, etc. |
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