Tom Bilson

Leading the digitisation of the Courtauld's Witt and Conway photographic collections - millions of images with thousands of volunteers 🚴‍♂️ own views

[The Courtauld Research Forum @CourtauldRes]

We are delighted to announce that another 352,000 images have been #digitized from the Witt Photographic Collection @TheCourtauld bringing the total now online to just over 1.25 million. 🙌

Take a look 👉
https://t.co/cvIlCL6IQL

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

Huge thanks to @RobinComms from @BakerRichards and @CarrFlorence from @IndigoLtd who added icing and sprinkles all of their own to give a superb version of my talk about volunteering at #HeritageDay2024 yesterday at v short notice. You were both fabulous.

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

@RobinComms @CarrFlorence Thank you. You were both fabulous!

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

@FlatfootJohnny It’s everything.

[Courtauld Digitisation 🏳️‍🌈 @CourtauldDigi]

Happy #InternationalVolunteerDay! We'd like to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers who have helped to digitise our amazing photographic collections. Everyday is a joy and we couldn't have done it without you!

[The Courtauld @TheCourtauld]

A significant initiative to digitise the Witt Photographic Collection, an extensive collection of over 2.1 million photographs, reproductions, and cuttings of paintings, drawings, and engravings of Western Art from c.1200 - 2009, has begun.

Find out more: https://t.co/STUlkleVDp

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

For more information and updates please see https://t.co/dYJXWBUk5a

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

My short film showing the removal of the Courtauld's Witt Photographic Collection from Somerset House for digitisation in 2024/5. Thank you @imminglogistics and @Picturae_NL for doing this so brilliantly. https://t.co/nGY1Eeo91L @TheCourtauld @CourtauldDigi

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

@jamesinealing @CourtauldRes @Europeanaeu Hi James. Great suggestion. No plans as yet. We still have so much more to digitise!

[The Courtauld Research Forum @CourtauldRes]

Have you explored our internationally-renowned collection of photographs?

The Conway Library contains one million images, all of which are free to use and remix. Take a look 👀

https://t.co/uA4EEWnPj3

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

Thanks Ella!

[Ella Ravilious @Ravilious2]

And editorial from @MikeHWH on the interesting developments led by @tombilson with the Conway and Witt libraries at @TheCourtauld...
https://t.co/JrGaZSS98D

[The Courtauld @TheCourtauld]

Discover the collection of Anthony Kersting, Britain’s leading architectural photographer of the 20th century in today's @guardian 📷

Part of our Conway Library photographic collection.
Find out more: https://t.co/Iw4FtndH44

https://t.co/UElBNUDbYh

[The National Lottery Heritage Fund @HeritageFundUK]

Fantastic work, and thank you to all the brilliant volunteers 👏

We're delighted to have supported @TheCourtauld to open up an internationally-renowned collection of photographs to the public. Thank you #NationalLottery players 🧡

[The National Lottery Heritage Fund @HeritageFundUK]

What’s the secret to keeping #volunteers engaged in your project?

Explore how over 2,000 volunteers have given more than 25 years of time to help @TheCourtauld make photographic collections available online 👉 https://t.co/Jrw8Vkcmzz #UKHeritagePulse #VolunteerRecognitionDay

[The Courtauld @TheCourtauld]

After a major five-year digitisation project and the help of 14,000 volunteers, we are delighted that The Conway Library photographic collection of over 1 million images is now available to explore online 📷

Explore the collections: https://t.co/VEDTtEjmXj

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

@artfletch Amazing. It's so informative to visualise the full extent of what lies underground. Did you climb down into the ice chamber for those shots looking backwards?

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

Fabulous analogue end to @courtaulddigi for 2022 with @RobinTheFog performing a piece made in collaboration with volunteers from sounds sampled from the Conway Library. Since 2017 1,840 amazing volunteers have donated over 44 thousand hours to the project. @TheCourtauld

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

@FlatfootJohnny I bought an English just after I’d left school, then exchanged it for an Anglo because I started playing for a Morris side and it was an easy switch from the melodeon. But I wish I’d stuck with the English…

[Tom Bilson @tombilson]

@artfletch Hi David. I'd like to ask a question about this model. Please can you follow me, then I can send you a message? Thanks, Tom