<p>Acquiring physical art for a museum requires a lot of planning and care. But what does it mean to acquire a digital artifact? You might be surprised to learn it’s less like the acquisition of a painting and more akin to how a zoo acquires a living tiger. In this episode, <a href="https://segd.org/andrea-lipps" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andrea Lipps</a> shares some insight into the inherent fragility of and challenges in acquiring digital media in her roles as a Curator of Contemporary Design and the Head of the Digital Collecting Department at <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum</a>. </p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://stamen.com/andrea-lipps-curating-digital-artifacts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andrea Lipps &amp; Curating Digital Artifacts</a></p>