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V21 Artspace launches Exhibitions in Dialogue, a new video series exploring the creative, technical and curatorial thinking behind digital exhibitions, beginning with Rooms of Our Own: The Lockdown House.
V21 Artspace is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Porterfield has joined the organisation as Director of Partnerships, North America, working closely with the team to develop projects, relationships, and strategic partnerships across the United States.
Virtual exhibitions are more than digital companions to physical shows. Joe Clark discusses how structured datasets, digitisation and AI supported workflows can help museums and galleries build resilience, expand access, and navigate tightening public funding.
In recognition of the bicentenary of the death of Lord Byron, The Keats-Shelley House commissioned V21 Artspace to produce a digital, online 3D Virtual Exhibition, bringing together 5 busts of Lord Byron by renowned sculptors.
Professor Richard T. Griffiths talks about the creation of the Virtual Museum of the Silk Road, directed by VirtualMuseum360 and produced by V21 Artspace.
Discovery of stuffed animals from central Africa and recordings from ‘human zoo’ inspires exhibition 'From Local to Global' at Scarborough Art Gallery.
V21 Artspace look back at the 3D Virtual Exhibition Tours they have produced for BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
V21 Artspace celebrate the 3D Virtual Exhibition Tours they have produced for Impressions Gallery as Bradford is awarded the 2025 UK City of Culture.
Presenting a selection of some of the projects we have had the pleasure of producing throughout the last 12 months. 2021 has been a transitional year from the completely virtual world of the lockdowns of 2020 to a hybrid model.
Galleries may be open again, but the world of virtual art exhibitions continues to thrive. Read on for the exciting shows you can tune into from your sofa.
Jack Cowley from Oxford is one of conservation charity WWF’s 12 winners of its first national environmental art competition called Just Imagine.
Throughout spring and summer, the New Art Exchange and Nottingham Contemporary will be holding three virtual exhibitions which are free for the public to access.
Izzie Glover speaks to the directors of the JHAF about maintaining the spirit of such a communal, celebrated festival across a digital format.
The National Justice Museum (NJM) in Nottingham is sharing moments of hope, connection and constraint through letters documenting the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.
From a critical reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ to a research project on the role of photography in the Irish civil rights movement, these are the best shows to stream.
Discover some talented young painters including Michael Chance, Joana Galego, Melissa Kime and more in this virtual pop-up show in a West End shop.
A Look Back at 2020: Thank you so much to the organisations we had the pleasure of working with during the last turbulent 12 months.
Speedy Gallery Inc. (California), a US corporation of Speedy Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo), partnered with V21 Artspace (London) to open an online gallery on November 1, 2020.
A range of carbon-negative furniture items created by designers including Ini Archibong and Thomas Heatherwick for London's Design Museum can now be viewed as part of a permanent virtual exhibition.
With attractions closed and social distancing measures very firmly in place, travel is still off the cards for the time being – but dreaming of travel doesn't have to wait!
The COVID-19 global health crisis continues to cause major disruptions to the photography calendar. Here, we explore how those originally scheduled to open this coming month have responded.
We reckon we’ve got enough virtual-360-degree-panorama-museum-tours in this round up to keep you going until Christmas…
In response to COVID-19, organizations have initiated virtual programmes with the aim of establishing a stronger dialogue with the public.
You know it feels like you’re stuck in a Black Mirror episode, when visiting places in virtual reality, actually feels like a return to reality.
Italy's most visited art museum is yours to explore via these two virtual tours. Discover Italian Rennaisance masterpieces and more.
Nottingham Contemporary: The Riba Award-winning building is one of the largest contemporary art institutions in the UK.
Our lifestyle has changed in the last few weeks. As we all stay as home, as much as possible, for the greater good our usual activities have ceased.
Virtual tours of museums and galleries are on the rise as the COVID-19 pandemic hits the world. This time 15min suggests paying attention to the wide selection of works by women artists and scholars.
With arts venues closed indefinitely, and millions confined to their homes, discover how to feed your cultural fix from quarantine.
No Time To Die is still on hold, but in the interim we can all enjoy these classic Bond images. Iconic Images Gallery has launched an online exhibition of photographs taken from the set of James Bond films by legendary photographer Terry O’Neill.
Through the wonder of technology there are some amazing exhibitions from Nottingham’s art galleries and heritage sites you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.
V21 ARTSPACE capture realtime arts & culture exhibitions, galleries, spaces, & objects to produce and present interactive 3D virtual tours and immersive VR experiences.
However, the wonderful world of creative ageing is already alive with ideas about how we can still bring the joy of arts and creativity into care homes and to older people isolated at home.
In the blink of an eye, once-crowded museums sit empty. We’re preparing ourselves for social distancing and potential quarantine. This is the time for museum technology to step up and fill the void.
A National Justice Museum exhibition of women in prison is now available to experience as a virtual tour.
A collection of historic photographs of women living and working in prisons. These poignant photographs captivated us from the moment they were carefully unwrapped in the museum store.
At a time when politics is utter chaos, the environment is littered with plastic and the world is literally burning as a result of climate change, the Museum of Human Kindness is here to remind us there’s still a glimmer of hope for humanity.
Developed by V21 Artspace in partnership with Nottingham Contemporary. Still I Rise explores the history of resistance and alternative forms of living from the perspective of gender.
View the online 3D Virtual Exhibition of the September 2019 Exhibitions at Newstead Abbey, including Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips and Kindness by David Shrigley.
V21 Artspace is pleased to share their latest collaborative project: the ‘For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here?’ 3D Virtual Exhibition captured at the International Center of Photography Museum, New York.
Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (NCMG) holds a collection of Lace and Lace Machinery. In 2016, they devised a development programme to improve knowledge of the collection.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is delighted to share with you their 2019 interactive 3D virtual tour of the Alternate Realities exhibition Subconscious Sensibilities.
ArtMarketGuru’s Digital Transformation Services help collectors, artists, art dealers, gallery owners and auctioneers navigate the online world and transform their digital presence.
Explore these outstanding museums in 3D Virtual Reality. The biggest museum prize in the world, Art Fund Museum of the Year seeks out and celebrates innovation.
On Thursday 11th April 2019 V21 Artspace won a Mainframe Award for 'Digital/Creative Impact' Judged by Jon Egley, Digital Growth Programme Manager at D2N2 Growth Hub.
We’re proud to be shortlisted for five awards in this year’s Mainframe Awards 2019 including Emerging Digital/Creative Star, Best Digital/Creative Start Up, Best Digital/Creative Innovation, Digital/Creative Impact and Digital/Creative Exceptional Growth.
We’re really excited to be collaborating with 62 Gladstone Street on their first exhibition! 62 Gladstone Street is a brand new gallery and social platform in Peterborough.
V21 Artspace is excited to present the Anim18 VR gallery, a newly commissioned animated experience, celebrating British Animation, curated by QUAD and supported by Film Hub Wales.
Creative and digital business from across Derby and Derbyshire were recognised at the Mainframe Awards this week, highlighting the finest talent that the city and county has to offer.
On Tuesday 24th April 2018 V21's Claire Cutts & Joe Clark won a Mainframe Award for 'Project Most Proud Of' for V21 Artspace (creating virtual versions of exhibitions).