The advent of online technologies has changed the way museums manage collections, shape exhibitions, and build communities. This double Special Issue, co-edited by Karin de Wild (University of Leiden) and Nadezhda Povroznik (HDSM, TU Darmstadt), provides new perspectives on the histories of museums online. It features papers on a wide range of topics, including the history of virtual museums and online exhibitions, museums’ responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, digital openness, and the development of museums’ digital identities. This Special Issue is published in the journal Internet Histories: Digital Technology, Culture and Society, an international journal dedicated to research on the histories of the internet and related digital cultures.

Double Special Issue Museums on the Web: Exploring the past for the future

Editorial: Museums on the Web