Denver Art Museum

The Denver Art Museum will catalog, document, migrate, and rehouse 425 electronic media artworks in four of its art and design collections. This collection includes artworks with video, audio, digital image, software, and website components contained on a range of storage media including videotapes, audiotapes, optical media, computer diskettes, and external hard drives. Without digital preservation activities, these electronic media objects are at risk for loss due to data degradation and technological obsolescence. Under the supervision of a new assistant conservator, the museum will purchase and configure necessary tools for electronic media preservation; catalog and rehouse the artworks; consult curators to preserve artist intent; and refine institutional guidelines for care of electronic media collections.