Sharing the Pleasure: Developing digital engagement using the Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese ceramics

该项目旨在增加和加强与达勒姆大学关键文化资产之一-马尔科姆·麦克唐纳中国陶瓷收藏的接触，该收藏位于达勒姆大学的东方博物馆。该项目的核心是对我们如何最有效地利用CapCo资助的新设备和设施进行审查，以支持新的数字输出(2-D和3-D)的开发，使我们能够更有效地使用我们的藏品。我们将与学术同事、学校教育工作者、社区团体和国际合作伙伴合作，使用数字替代品开发、交付和改进新的参与资源和方法，以调查我们如何最有效地利用这些工具来满足多个用户群体的需求，并增强参与体验。马尔科姆·麦克唐纳中国陶瓷收藏的性质-它具有异常高的质量和高需求，但也具有高价值，并且(由于其固有的脆弱性)处于高风险-使其成为这种形式的数字化和数字参与的理想候选者。这一过程将是一个反复的过程，并将通过持续的形成评估过程提供信息。这一过程的反馈将与英国和海外的业界同行分享，以支持该领域行业韧性的发展。马尔科姆·麦克唐纳收藏的400件中国陶瓷藏品的数字化将是该项目的核心。尽管是我们最常用的(也是最有经济价值的)研究收藏之一，但大多数作品缺乏高质量的图像。因此，当务之急是将整个藏品数字化到统一的高标准。由于釉面陶瓷在技术上很难拍摄，这需要由经验丰富的专业摄影师进行拍摄。此外，还将对一些主要藏品进行三维扫描，并制作这些藏品的三维打印。这些新的数字资源将用于支持开发和提供展示收藏品的在线展览。这将由内部制作，并将利用由CapCo支持的内部专业知识和数字化资源。此外，还将与包括学术教师、研究人员、学校学习专业人员、创意艺术家、社区团体、年轻人以及东南亚的学术和专业同仁在内的多个用户群体开展讨论和讲习班。这一对话将揭示不同的用户群体试图从参与数字博物馆资源中获得什么，并为我们开发参与节目提供信息。它还将有助于加强与马来西亚和新加坡的同事开展研究和展览合作。在项目结束后，将进行最后的总结性评估，并与学术和专业同事以及我们的国际合作伙伴分享。在该项目中学到的经验教训也将被纳入我们的MA博物馆和工艺品研究以及视觉艺术和电影学士课程的教学中。

The project seeks to increase and enhance engagement with one of Durham University's key cultural assets - the Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese ceramics, which is housed in the university's Oriental Museum. Central to the project will be the undertaking of a review into how we can most effectively use the new equipment and facilities funded by CapCo to underpin the development of new digital outputs (both 2-D and 3-D) that will allow us to use our collections more effectively. We will work with academic colleagues, schools educators, community groups and international partners to develop, deliver and refine new resources and methods of engagement using digital surrogates to investigate how we can most effectively use these tools to meet the demands, and enhance the engagement experiences, of multiple user groups.The nature of the Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese ceramics - which is of exceptionally high quality and in high demand, but is also of high value and (as a result of its inherent fragility) is at high risk - makes it an ideal candidate for this form of digitisation and digital engagement. The process will be iterative and will be informed by an ongoing process of formative assessment.Feedback from the process will be shared with sector colleagues in the UK and overseas in order to support the development of sectorial resilience in the field.The digitisation of the 400 items comprising the Malcolm MacDonald Collection of Chinese ceramics will sit at the heart of the project. Despite being one of our most heavily used (and financially valuable) research collections, the majority of the pieces lack high-quality images. The priority is accordingly to digitise the whole collection to a uniform high standard. As glazed ceramics are technically very difficult to photograph, this needs to be undertaken by an experienced specialist photographer. In addition, 3-D scans of a selection of key items will be undertaken, and 3-D prints of these items will be produced.These new digital resources will be used to support the development and delivery of an on-line exhibition showcasing the collections. This will be produced in-house and will draw upon in-house expertise and digitisation resources supported by CapCo. In addition, a programme of discussions and workshops will be conducted with multiple user groups including academic teachers; researchers; schools learning professionals; creative artists; community groups; young people; and academic and professional colleagues in SE Asia. This dialogue will unpick what the various user groups are seeking to gain from engagement with digital museum resources and inform our developing engagement programming. It will also serve to underpin developing research and exhibition collaborations with colleagues in Malaysia and Singapore.A final summative assessment will be undertaken following the conclusion of the project in and shared with academic and professional colleagues, as well as our international partners. Lessons learnt during the project will also be incorporated into our teaching on both the MA Museums and Artefacts Studies and BA Visual Arts and Film courses.