Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Museum Tour PodCasts

I think this is a brilliant use of the whole podcasting craze—museum tours, authorized and otherwise. The MOMA is apparently offering parts of its tour for free download, and slate.com has created a free podcast tour of the Met's Modern Art Gallery (available via free subscription on iTunes).

Slate says: "Our aim, beginning with Lee Siegel's tour of the Met, is to create an experience that blends the irreverence and honesty of the DIY tours with the professionalism of the official versions. And ours is short—you should be able to make it through the Modern Art Gallery in a little over 20 minutes. So, try it on your lunch break, New Yorkers."

Read the full article: http://www.slate.com/id/2123266/

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