THE QUEEN RECENTLY APPOINTED INTERNET PIONEER JEMIMA RELLIE TO PUT THE ROYAL ART COLLECTION ON LINE. ALWAYS KEEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, THE QUEEN HAS MADE A FASCINATING NEW APPOINTMENT. THE QUEEN HAS CREATED A NEW POST FOR JEMIMA RELLIS, WHO PUT THE TATE GALLERY AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE ONLINE ART REVOLUTION. SHE WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING AND NEW MEDIA AT THE ROYAL COLLECTION, WHICH CONTAINS AROUND 200,000 WORKS OF ART WORTH AN ESTIMATED £10 BILLION. 'WE WANT TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS EXCITING TECHNOLOGY', A SPOKESMAN FOR THE QUEEN SAID IN A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH THE TELEGRAPH. 'WE ARE USING NEW MEDIA INCREASINGLY IN THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. WE HAVE YOUTUBE, A TWITTER ACCOUNT, AND WE ARE USING FLICKR. RELLIE JOINS THE PALACE FROM THE GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE IN LOS ANGELES, WHERE SHE HAS WORKED SINCE LEAVING THE TATE IN 2007, SHE WAS APPOINTED THE TATE'S FIRST HEAD OF DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND ESTABLISHED THE AWARD-WINNING TATE ONLINE. JONATHAN MARSDEN, THE DIRECTOR DESIGNATE OF THE ROYAL COLLECTION, SAYS SHE WILL BRING 'A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN PUBLISHING AND NEW MEDIA'. HE ADDED: 'WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER ON PROJECTS TO INCREASE ENJOYMENT OF THE ROYAL COLLECTION IN A NUMBER OF NEW WAYS.' RELLIE SAYS: 'THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY. I RELISH THE CHANCE TO HELP ENSURE THAT NEW AND EXISTING AUDIENCES ARE INSPIRED AND REWARDED BY ALL THAT THE ROYAL COLLECTION HAS TO OFFER.'
No comments:
Post a Comment