In the paper, we explore the notion of digital citizenship, particularly with respect to museums and cultural organisations. Digitally literate citizens are more often able to engage on the Internet as part of one or more online communities. We start by considering some examples of pioneering digital citizenship before the term became widely used. We then survey some more current examples and how museums can adapt to this development for the benefit of all. Digital citizenship related to other phenomena such as citizen science and citizen journalism. Being a good digital citizen involves a certain level of digital literacy, and also altruism, but the necessary literacy increasingly prevalent as digital technology and culture spreads around the world.
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