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PICTURING MET MUSEUM:A Study of Museum Visitors’ Photography

Helen D. Wall

The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Media Lab Expo

19 December 2014

Picturing Met Museum, A Study of Visitors’ Photography Helen D. WallThe Metropolitan Museum of Art | Media Lab @wallhelen

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Group Since Feb 19, 2008

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Flickr

2,412 Members

21,675 Photos

Group Since Feb 19, 2008

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Flickr

2,412 Members

21,675 Photos

7,614,251 Views

Group Since Feb 19, 2008

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Flickr

19,772 images downloaded with metadata

Flickr API and Scrapi

Images with metadata embedded in Media Pro

Visualizations created in Silk.co

Artworks grouped by Classification

Totals of Artworks by Classification

Artworks grouped by Curatorial Department

Totals of Artworks by Curatorial Department

Totals of Artworks grouped by Gallery

Building views without artworks

Gallery views without artworks

Totals of Gallery views without artwork

Totals of Monthly Posts

Totals of Monthly Posts adjusted

Totals of Artworks by Accession #

Top favorites of Sculpture

Top Favorites of Paintings

Most Viewed

Most Viewed

Animated Visualization

Special Thanks to:Don Undeen, Senior Manager, Metropolitan Museum of Art MediaLabLev Manovich, Director, Software Studies InitiativeMehrdad Yazdani, Data Scientist, UC San Diego Qualcomm InstituteSalar al Khafaji, Co-founder & CEO, SilkMichael Anzuoni, Media Lab and Media Lab Interns, Fall 2014

Picturing Met Museum, A Study of Visitors’ Photography Helen D. WallThe Metropolitan Museum of Art | Media Lab @wallhelen19 December 2014