A case study of community virtual museums in the age of crisis: designing a virtual museum of Caribbean migration and memory

Catherine Anne Cassidy; Alan H. D. Miller; Alissandra Cummins

doi:10.4324/9781003288138-14

A case study of community virtual museums in the age of crisis: designing a virtual museum of Caribbean migration and memory

Catherine Anne Cassidy^*, Alan H. D. Miller, Alissandra Cummins

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the Virtual Museum of Caribbean Migration and Memory (VMCMM), which tells stories of migration from a Caribbean perspective, focused on the experience and impact of the Windrush Generation. It places the VMCMM within a context of future capacity and challenges for virtual museums in the Caribbean. We discuss the development of digital architecture based on the open-source Omeka framework (interactive mapping, 3D and 360-degree media) to support workshops held in the region. The virtual museum reaches beyond passivity to become a platform to upload personal stories, adding to the breadth of co-curated content and known cultural narratives.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Communities and museums in the 21^st century
Subtitle of host publication	shared histories and climate action
Editors	Karen Brown, Alissandra Cummins, Ana S. González Rueda
Place of Publication	Abingdon, Oxon
Publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	11
Pages	221-244
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003288138
ISBN (Print)	9781032291277, 9781032288413
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003288138-14
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2023

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Name	ICOM advances in museums research

Keywords

Community
Migration
Memory
Museums
Virtual museum

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Cassidy, C. A., Miller, A. H. D., & Cummins, A. (2023). A case study of community virtual museums in the age of crisis: designing a virtual museum of Caribbean migration and memory. In K. Brown, A. Cummins, & A. S. González Rueda (Eds.), Communities and museums in the 21^st century : shared histories and climate action (pp. 221-244). (ICOM advances in museums research). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003288138-14

Cassidy, Catherine Anne ; Miller, Alan H. D. ; Cummins, Alissandra. / A case study of community virtual museums in the age of crisis : designing a virtual museum of Caribbean migration and memory. Communities and museums in the 21^st century : shared histories and climate action. editor / Karen Brown ; Alissandra Cummins ; Ana S. González Rueda. Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. pp. 221-244 (ICOM advances in museums research).

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Cassidy, CA , Miller, AHD & Cummins, A 2023, A case study of community virtual museums in the age of crisis: designing a virtual museum of Caribbean migration and memory. in K Brown, A Cummins & AS González Rueda (eds), Communities and museums in the 21^st century : shared histories and climate action. ICOM advances in museums research, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 221-244. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003288138-14

A case study of community virtual museums in the age of crisis: designing a virtual museum of Caribbean migration and memory. / Cassidy, Catherine Anne ; Miller, Alan H. D.; Cummins, Alissandra.
Communities and museums in the 21^st century : shared histories and climate action. ed. / Karen Brown; Alissandra Cummins; Ana S. González Rueda. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. p. 221-244 (ICOM advances in museums research).

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Cassidy CA , Miller AHD, Cummins A. A case study of community virtual museums in the age of crisis: designing a virtual museum of Caribbean migration and memory. In Brown K, Cummins A, González Rueda AS, editors, Communities and museums in the 21^st century : shared histories and climate action. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 2023. p. 221-244. (ICOM advances in museums research). doi: 10.4324/9781003288138-14

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