Robert Stein is the Deputy Director of Research at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. He has overseen the museum's technology development and digital strategies for over a decade. Under his leadership, the museum has seen significant growth in its digital presence and online engagement, winning several grants to support new initiatives. However, maintaining focus on core priorities and understanding limitations have been important lessons. The museum now has over 1 million web visitors annually and digital programs exceed exhibition revenue, showing the impact of prioritizing technology and collaboration.
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Nelson-Atkins Technology Roundtable
1. TECHNOLOGY Robert Stein
Deputy Director of Research,
ROUND-TABLE
Technology and Engagement
Indianapolis Museum of Art
rstein@imamuseum.org
@rjstein
NELSON-ATKINS
21. 2006
Robert Stein
Chief Information
Officer
Network Systems Database
Help Desk
Administrator Administrator Administrator
22. 2008
Robert Stein
Chief Information
Officer
Director of IT Director of New Head of Libraries
Operations Media and Archives
Systems New Media Reference
Administrator Project Manager Librarian
Database Catalogue
Video Producer
Administrator Librarian
Help Desk Video Producer Periodicals
Software
Archivist
Developer
Software
Developer
23. 2010
Robert Stein
Chief Information
Officer
Director of
Director of IT Head of Libraries Conservation Audience
Publishing and IMA Lab Conservation Public Programs
Operations and Archives Science Engagement
Media
Software Project
AV Systems New Media Archives Objects Lab Docent Programs
Manager
Software Research and
Publications Paintings Lab
Developer (x4) Evaluation
Photography Web Designer (x2) Textiles Lab
Paper Lab
Conservation
Imaging
24. 2010
Director and CEO
Deputy Director of Deputy Director for
Chief Deputy Director of
Deputy Director for Environmental and Chief Operating Chief Financial Research, Curatorial
Development Collections and
Public Affairs Historic Officer Officer Technology, and Departments (x9)
Officer Exhibitions
Preservation Engagement
25.
26. 2011 Web Stats
1M Visits (3.6M Hits) +7%
56% (566K) not in Visit 6%
58% (580K) not in IN +5%
2011 Museum Attendance
381,026 (-11%)
Mobile 8.8% (2x 2010)
30. Steve.Museum
Exploring Applications of
Social Tagging for Museums
Founded in 2005
2006 Institute for Museum and
Library Services (IMLS) National
Leadership Research Grant
2008 IMLS NLG Steve In Action
2008 IMLS NLG Research Grant
T3: Text, Tags, Trust
Open Source software supporting
tagging in museums
31.
32. 35 International Partners
• MoMA
• National Gallery of Art, USA
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Museo Nacional del Prado
• Van Gogh Museum
• Museum Boijmans Van
Beuningen
36. Museums
• Balboa Park Online Collaborative • National Air and Space Museum
• Dallas Museum of Art • The Smithsonian
• The Eiteljorg Museum of Native Vendors
American and Western Art
• AdLib Systems
• Indianapolis Museum of Art
• GuideByCell
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Imagineear
• Minnesota Historical Society
• MyTours
• Museum of Contemporary Art,
• NOUS Guides
San Diego
• Tristan Systems
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Alexander Liberman – Mananaan, after the God of the Sea from James Joyce’s Ulysses.- ever after to be known as “the pencil holder”
The ETX tabletop display that I build while at the Pervasive Technology Labs at IU…I really engaging multi-user in-gallery tool that was VERY popular with visitors to the museum…Failure in my estimation because the novelty of the tool eclipsed any engagement with the art or its meaning and historical context… essentially a fancy video game and an ephemeral experience, not one that lasts or creates a deeper connection with art.
LOCATION – FLY-OVER STATELIMITATIONS OF COLLECTIONLIMITATIONS OF BUDGET
We’ve all heard the saying… “He has a hammer and everything looks like a nail”…Technology isn’t the solution to all problems… actually, its very rarely a good solution all on its ownBy-and-Large CIO’s want to find ways to applying technology to solve the “real” problems of the museum…The sex-appeal of a slick tech solution frequently gets in the way of determining whether or not it really matters.