Are iPad apps the future of museums? George Harrison's son Dhani Harrison is putting together a project that digitally showcases his father's guitar collection including 360 degree views, details about the guitar, facts about the guitar's relationship to George, songs he played on each guitar, and more. Harrison said on Conan that he would like to expand the project to collections of other famous guitarists, like Eric Clapton. Seems like a pretty cool way to make private collections like these accessible to the public... Is this the direction of museums and collections of the future?
The app launches this week, and while the $9.99 price tag will probably prevent me from downloading it, I am sorely tempted. Click below to read the NY Times overview of the project:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/arts/music/new-ipad-app-the-guitar-collection-george-harrison.html
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