Friday, January 30, 2009

NMAI to Launch Online Museum

On Monday, the National Museum of the American Indian will launch an online museum in the hopes of reaching more people who may never have the opportunity to visit the museum in New York or Washington, D.C. 

Even with three facilities – there is a third building in Suitland, Md., where the museum collection is stored and maintained – the NMAI is only able to display 1 percent of its 800,000 piece collection. 

The online project will begin with 5,500 items and photographs, according to this story in the Washington Post. The museum hopes to have all 800,000 objects on the Web site within four years.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    This is a fantastic project and, obviously, a long time coming. Understanding the majority of natives will never be able to visit the museums, I look forward to the online presentation. There are way too many objects being held in the shadows that need to be seen. I look forward to the initial display and the four year completion for the majority of the items.

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