Hyperallergic recently wrote about the work of the Brooklyn Museum’s wikipedia initiative, specifically the work of the Alexandra Thom as the Kress Foundation Interpretive Fellow, in residence at the museum until late last year. I was glad that I got to take part in the reviewing and editing of Wikipedia articles on the arts of Africa. There’s certainly a value in providing context and information to art outside of museum walls. Hopefully it gets people in to see the collection, too, yes?
You can read the article here, and learn more about the project on the museum’s blog.
Roger D. Arnold 