Museum pieces

Introducing Books/ Iranian Art: Collecting Iranian Art Pieces for Victoria and Albert Museum, Mohammad Javad Ahmadinia

Two Pieces by Dewey 1 Running head : TWO PIECES BY DEWEY Reflections on Two Pieces

Multimedia in Museum, Museum in Multimedia

The main product of MM for use in the registration activity is the Database (DB) on the artefacts of the museum collections, combining text, images, and graphics. The quality of the images must be appropriate at least to current television standards. The application of such technology will allow the display of images and descriptions on any specific artwork or group of artworks, such as is usua...

Building a VR-Museum in a Museum

Past years have seen the exploitation of multimedia techniques and lately the introduction of virtual reality methods to create new forms of presentation for museums' exhibitions. Virtual Reality can offer a number of advantages to museums, offering a way to overcome some common problems like the lack of space or the need of visitors to interact with the exhibits. A broad categorisation of virt...

Focus: Missing Pieces

Stem Cells and Cancer: The Medical Mystery of the 21st Century Cancer, which is characterized by abnormal cell proliferation that leads to uncontrolled tumor growth, is a leading cause of death worldwide (7.4 million deaths in 2004). Scientists have focused on the biological mechanism of tumor formation in an attempt to develop well-informed, effective cancer treatments that slow or halt the pr...