The Museum, version 2.0

A recent article in the Huffington Post, written by Arianna Huffington herself, has ignited a debate about museums and technology.

Huffington, a self-proclaimed "evangelist for new media" admits to feeling "oddly reticent" about museums using social media to reach out to its audience. "That's because museums deliver what has become increasingly rare in our world: the opportunity to disconnect from our hyper-connected lives, and the possibility of wonder," she reasons.

She refers to another article in the New York Times, by Edward Rothstein, that deals with Museums' apps. Apps help visitors get information and interact with the works on display, but Rothstein argues that, "The app isolates objects rather than connecting them."

But these technologies can help attract audiences. Judith H. Dobrzynski, of Real Clear Arts, points out that new media can also attract donors. Dobrzynski's article focuses "Clickistan", a new online game at the Whitney Museum that was created to raise money for the museum.