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AmuseAlot
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Museum Tech Newsletter
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July 15, 2026
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An AI-curated digest of what museums, archives, heritage organizations, and
individual researchers are building on GitHub — plus curated news from the cultural heritage sector — delivered every Wednesday.
Tracking 736 sources in 55+ countries.
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This Week in Numbers
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736
Sources
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55
Countries
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103
Active Orgs
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18
New Repos
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24
Releases
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8
News
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👀
Spotlight
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mangrove-atlas
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Vizzuality
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The Global Mangrove Watch repository is developing capabilities to draw and analyze saved custom areas on map click. This feature is being added through a new commit that modifies the map interaction functionality. The repository is actively updating its Jupyter Notebook codebase to support this enhancement. The addition of 59 lines of code and removal of 5 lines suggests a notable expansion of the project's mapping and analysis capabilities.
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iiif_3d_blender_plugin
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IIIF Commons
· Python
· ★ 5
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The iiif_3d_blender_plugin repository released version 1.0.1, which updates the Blender plugin based on draft Pres 4 and validator.
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quire
· @thegetty/quire-11ty@1.0.0-rc.49
Getty Center
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rdf2marc
· v1.242.0
Linked Data for Production (LD4P)
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sinopia_api
· v1.242.0
Linked Data for Production (LD4P)
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dsp-tools
· v18.17.4
Cooperative Information Systems
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idai-field
— dainst
111 commits,
105 files changed
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spotlight
— projectblacklight
4 commits,
67 files changed
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NMNH-Ocean-DNA
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Smithsonian Institution
· Python
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The Smithsonian Institution's NMNH-Ocean-DNA repository had significant updates, including changes to the GUI and a tool rename from odna to seqledger, affecting 28 files across two commits.
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serverless-iiif
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Samvera
· TypeScript
· ★ 89
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The Samvera serverless-iiif repository updated to use 303 redirects instead of 302, added a Vary: Accept header, and updated dependencies to libvips 8.18.4, sharp 0.35.3, and OpenJPEG head. The commits improved the IIIF Image API server.
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django-pucas
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Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton
· Python
· ★ 8
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The django-pucas repository introduced a CasUserAdmin interface with a form and templates for CAS user initialization, and updated the createcasuser function to use the new init_cas_user method. The repository also improved code coverage for CI checks and updated the changelog.
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idai-field
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German Archaeological Institute
· TypeScript
· ★ 53
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The dainst/idai-field repository split the search UI into reusable components, worked on a publication internal search with a map, and added other features to improve the search functionality. These changes enhance the usability and functionality of the archaeological field recording app.
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CloudCompare
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CloudCompare
· C++
· ★ 4624
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The CloudCompare repository added timestamp support for e57 files and updated the Console for the Point Picker to show all scalar fields. The changes were made by nh2 and dgirardeau in four commits.
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kitodo-presentation
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Kitodo
· JavaScript
· ★ 44
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The Kitodo.Presentation repository sanitized settings in the CollectionController and SolrSearch for repository usage, fixing a bug. The change enhances the security and functionality of the digital library framework.
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relec-django
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
· HTML
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The relec-django repository added multiple features, including AI transcription write-back API design spec, export congregations CSV management command, and streamlined the religious body map API. The changes enhance the functionality and performance of the American Religious Ecologies project.
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tainacan
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Tainacan Project
· Vue
· ★ 163
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The Tainacan repository added an alternative advanced search presetted form and made presetting advanced search a per-metadatum setting. Three commits were made to the develop branch.
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hammer-channel
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Hammer Museum
· Vue
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The hammer-channel repository fixed an accessibility bug where the search results count was announced incorrectly, and moved the announcement update to a then block.
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OpenFixity
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Open Preservation Foundation
· Java
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The OpenFixity repository introduced several new features, including a real scheduled jobs tab, a settings page with system info and project links, and improvements to the scheduler backend. These updates enhance the application's functionality and user experience.
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htr2hpc
Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton
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pandas4
National Library of Australia
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concepts
German Archaeological Institute
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dwc
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG)
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orion-mcp
Göttingen State and University Library
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xerte
Digital Humanities at Oxford
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argo
SUL Digital Library Systems
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tido
Göttingen State and University Library
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lobid-gnd-ui
North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Center (hbz)
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GCREW
Smithsonian Institution
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librml
Saxony State and University Library (SLUB)
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naturblick-ios
Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
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ahs-voices
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
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va-petitions
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
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InfraMig
Gothenburg Research Infrastructure in Digital Humanities
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3D Viewers
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OpenLIME
The OpenLIME repository fixed coordinate system viewport errors and documented ECHOES OCRA integration. Multiple commits were made to resolve conflicts and update the codebase.
View on GitHub
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