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Get inside the minds of first-time travelers in this new documentary

Mashable Tech

Traveling to a new place takes us out of our comfort zone and helps us get a new perspective on our life back home. Refik Anadol and his creative team transformed all this data into a beautiful art piece. But nothing is quite as transformative as your very first trip to a new country.

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How people secured their secrets before encyption

Fast Company Tech

. “When Jana showed me these models, suddenly all this kind of material fell into place,” he says. In 2012, they established the Unlocking History Research Group, which grew to include dozens of other researchers. “It’s been so much fun tracking the citations,” Smith says. ”

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The team behind Age of Empires IV wants you to learn history while playing the game

The Verge

Age of Empires games have always taken place against a historical backdrop, but Microsoft and Relic Entertainment want to take things even further with Age of Empires IV. The team behind the game says this is in celebration of history but also works to give players context around what they’re doing. Gif: Microsoft. GIF: Microsoft.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap.

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Expanding Access to Black History

Forum One

This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture —much of which centers around expanding access. A Seat at the Table It was March 2020. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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How to Get Your Visitors to Post About Your Arts and Cultural Organization

sgEngage

A genuine social media shout out from a happy visitor is fantastic for marketing your arts and cultural institution; consider it like a testimonial but not as arduous to solicit. According to The Art Newspaper’s annual survey in 2021, visits to the world’s 100 most-visited museums plummeted by 77% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Goodbye Consulting, Hello Museum of Art & History!

Museum 2.0

As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). Because of the increased workload I expect in the months to come, as well as the likely possibility that we will start a Museum of Art & History blog, I'm lowering my Museum 2.0

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