MuseWeb

MuseWeb (formerly Museums and the Web^[1][2][3][4]) is an annual international conference in the field of museums and their websites. It was founded and organized by Archives & Museum Informatics and has taken place each spring since 1997 in North America,^[5][6] along with events in other countries.

The Omni Hotel Los Angeles, USA, location of the first Museums and the Web conference in 1997.

A gathering of a number of Wikipedians in Denver, USA, for the Museums and the Web 2010 conference (MW2010).

Since 2011 it has been organized by Museums and the Web LLC^[7][8][9] and Co-Chaired by Nancy Proctor^[10] and Rich Cherry,^[11] who also co-edit the proceedings.^[12][13]

Overview

The conference includes the GLAMi awards^[14][15][16](The Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Innovation awards) which recognizes the best GLAM work in the sector. Projects are nominated by GLAM professionals from around the world and reviewed by a committee of peers.^[17] The conference previously included annual "Best of the Web awards" for museum-related websites in a number of different categories, as well as an overall winner.^[18]

Individual conferences

The following events have been held or are planned:^[19]

1. MW1997, March 16–19, 1997 — Los Angeles, California, US
2. MW1998, April 22–25, 1998 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. MW1999, March 11–14, 1999 — New Orleans, Louisiana, US
4. MW2000, April 16–19, 2000 — Minneapolis, Minnesota, US^[20]
5. MW2001, March 14–17, 2001 — Seattle, Washington, US^[21][22]
6. MW2002, April 17–20, 2002 — Boston, Massachusetts, US^[23][24]
7. MW2003, March 19–22, 2003 — Charlotte, North Carolina, US^[25][26]
8. MW2004, March 31 – April 3, 2004 — Arlington, Virginia / Washington DC, US^[27]
9. MW2005, April 13–17, 2005 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada^[28]
10. MW2006, March 22–25, 2006 — Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
11. MW2007, April 11–14, 2007 — San Francisco, California, US
12. MW2008, April 8–12, 2008 — Montreal, Quebec, Canada^[29][30][31]
13. MW2009, April 14–18, 2009 — Indianapolis, Indiana, US
14. MW2010, April 13–17, 2010 — Denver, Colorado, US
15. MW2011, April 6–9, 2011 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
16. MW2012, April 11–14, 2012 — San Diego, California, US^[12]
17. MW2013, April 17–20, 2013 — Portland, Oregon, US ^[32]
18. MWA2013, December 9–12, 2013 — Hong Kong
19. MWF2014, February 19–21, 2014 — Florence, Italy
20. MW2014, April 2–5, 2014 — Baltimore, Maryland, US ^[33]
21. MWA2014, October 7–10, 2014 — Daejeon & Seoul, South Korea
22. MW2015, April 8–11, 2015 — Chicago, Illinois, US ^[34]
23. MWA2015, October 5–9, 2015 — Melbourne, Australia
24. MW2016, April 6–9, 2016 — Los Angeles, California, US ^[35]
25. MW17, April 19–22, 2017 — Cleveland, Ohio, US ^[36][37]
26. MW18, April 18–21, 2018 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ^[38][39]
27. MW19, April 2–6, 2019 — Boston, Massachusetts, US ^[40]
28. MW20, March 31-April 4, 2020 — This event was scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, California, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was held virtually^[41][42]
29. MW21, April 5–9, 2021 — Washington DC, US^[43]

See also

• ICHIM (International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting)
• EVA Conferences
• Best of the Web awards