Democratising the Rijksmuseum
Title
Democratising the Rijksmuseum
Description
Why did the Rijksmuseum make available their highest quality material without restrictions, and what are the results?
In 2011, the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands started releasing images of public domain works online. In 2013, these were all made available in the highest resolution possible, without any copyright restrictions. In this paper, the different steps taken during this process are described, along with the consequent results.
In 2011, the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands started releasing images of public domain works online. In 2013, these were all made available in the highest resolution possible, without any copyright restrictions. In this paper, the different steps taken during this process are described, along with the consequent results.
Creator
Joris Pekel, Europeana Foundation
Date
August 2014
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Type
Case study
Format
PDF
Audience
All