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Author: Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking [Rozanne Engel]
Published: 28/01/2021
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Museum has digitised its substantial Maggie Laubser art collection. This now enables researchers from across the world to access this rich collection of one of South Africa s foremost artists via the SU Library s SUNDigital Collections platform.
“Digitising the Laubser artworks increases access to the University s collection and is an exciting milestone in the SU Museum s history, says Ulrich Wolff, SU Museum curator.
Above: Maggie Laubser self-portrait
According to Wolff, the online collection is not intended as a substitute for viewing and experiencing the artworks in person at the museum, but is meant to make the collection more widely accessible and known to the public. “Digital access creates awareness of the collection. Without having the collection available online, many will remain unaware of t
How the pandemic is accelerating the online art market: Consumers are increasingly happy to view and buy art digitally, from home
The fine-arts industry, with its mixed bag of posterity and austerity, has not been immune to the spread of Covid-19. Artists, art collecting, auctions, galleries, and museums have been so severely affected that things might never go back to how they once were.
Consuming art is a visual activity that uses sight and sometimes touch at galleries, museums, or even private showings. But almost a year since the outbreak, the persistent Covid-19 has been making purveyors of art realise that many people are happy to appreciate or buy art online.