Albrecht Dürer: Rhinocerus, 1515 (Photograph: Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich)
Albrecht Dürer: Rhinocerus, 1515 (Photograph: Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich) - The Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich has digitised over 50,000 artworks and made them freely accessible. Linda Schädler, Head of the Graphische Sammlung, explains in an interview why she hopes to do the same with the remaining 110,000. Ms Schädler, ETH-s collection of prints and drawings has now digitised 50,000 of its artworks. Doesn-t the museum risk making itself redundant? - No, digitising the works is a fantastic complement to the exhibition, but definitely won't replace it! Whenever we curate an exhibition, we make a conscious selection. We provide access to works by artists that might otherwise go undiscovered and place art within a context. This means that visitors automatically receive even more information and make new connections between the artworks. Digitisation offers other advantages.
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