The Canon, the Web, and the Long Tail

This article argues that releasing images of artworks into the public domain creates a new possibility for the public to challenge the canon or create their own, based on access to previously inaccessible images. Through the dissemination of openly licensed artworks across the Internet, museums can...

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Published in:Journal of museum education 2017-07, Vol.42 (3), p.213-223
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