E-paper is kinda incredible. It uses no power once its drawn and works off the light in the room. I mean, we could make this placard with the newest OLED displays, but it would look distracting and tacky to have this bright source of light next to the artwork.
Its not outdated if nothing can compete against it in these use cases. The same way I'm typing this message on a 101-key style keyboard with a design that is pretty much unchanged for 30+ years.
Museums are certainly in need of redefining their purpose, but to call them 'outdated' is a bit of a stretch, I'm afraid. I would recommend anyone interested in the role of museums in today's society to read Art Power (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Power-Boris-Groys/dp/0262072920)
Theres no need to link to Amazon when recommending a book. Amazon has been quite hostile to us devs lately in terms of culture/employment. I think the book and author name plaintext is enough.
Its not outdated if nothing can compete against it in these use cases. The same way I'm typing this message on a 101-key style keyboard with a design that is pretty much unchanged for 30+ years.