Digitising nature (ITA Dossier No.86en, Dec 2025; Author: Karen Kastenhofer)

-> The use of new digital technologies is a topic of interest to nearly all social institutions, and natural history museums are no exception. -> How do digital objects, technologies, and platforms influence life science research aswell as collection and exhibition practices? -> The range of new possibilities is broad, and in many cases digital infrastructures are combined with genetic approaches. -> Rather than simply replacing analogue technologies, objects, and processes,digital technologies are contributing to far-reaching transformations.