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的主要文化资产之一-马尔科姆麦克唐纳中国陶瓷收藏，这是在大学的东方博物馆。该项目的核心将是审查我们如何最有效地使用CapCo资助的新设备和设施，以支持新数字输出（2D和3D）的开发，使我们能够更有效地使用我们的收藏。我们将与学术界同事、学校教育工作者、社区团体和国际合作伙伴合作，利用数字代理开发、提供和完善新的参与资源和方法，以研究如何最有效地利用这些工具来满足需求，并增强参与体验。多个用户群体。马尔科姆麦克唐纳中国陶瓷收藏的性质-这是非常高的质量和高需求，但也具有很高的价值，并且（由于其固有的脆弱性）处于高风险之中-使其成为这种形式的数字化和数字参与的理想候选者。这个过程将是反复的，并将通过一个持续的形成性评估过程来提供信息。从这个过程中得到的反馈将与英国和海外的行业同事分享，以支持该领域行业弹性的发展。马尔科姆·麦克唐纳中国陶瓷收藏的400件物品的数字化将成为项目的核心。尽管是我们使用最多（也最有经济价值）的研究收藏之一，但大多数作品都缺乏高质量的图像。因此，优先事项是将整个收藏品数字化，以达到统一的高标准。由于釉面陶瓷在技术上很难拍摄，因此需要由经验丰富的专业摄影师进行拍摄。此外，还将对选定的主要藏品进行三维扫描，并制作这些藏品的三维打印件。这些新的数字资源将用于支持开发和提供展示藏品的在线展览。这将由内部制作，并将利用CapCo支持的内部专业知识和数字化资源。此外，还将与多个用户群体进行讨论和研讨会，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事。这个对话将揭示不同的用户群体从数字博物馆资源的参与中寻求获得什么，并为我们制定参与计划提供信息。它还将支持与马来西亚和新加坡的同事开展研究和展览合作。项目结束后将进行最终总结性评估，并与学术和专业同事以及我们的国际合作伙伴分享。在项目期间学到的经验教训也将被纳入我们的博物馆和艺术品研究硕士和视觉艺术与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.