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Digital Fundraising with Virtual Events

One silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic and numerous lockdowns has been emergence and popularization of virtual events. Beginning in March 2020, organisations across the...
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Louvre Makes 482,000 Artworks Available Online

One of the world’s leading art museums has said that it will digitise a huge number of images in its collection and make them available...
Museum XR

So, you think your museum should invest in VR?

Would it be a stretch to state that digital solutions have saved the arts and culture sector during the COVID-19 pandemic? While physical restrictions have...
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Visits to the World’s Top 100 Museums and Galleries Fell 77% Due to Covid

The numbers of physically present visitors at the world’s leading 100 museums and art galleries plunged over the course of last year to less than...

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Digital

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Opening Doors with Art Tickets

Art Tickets is the only free ticketing system built by museums, for museums. Run by Art Fund over the last 12 months it has helped...

Jewish Heritage Network launches 2021 Virtual Passover Programme

As the coronavirus continues to impact travel and in-person gatherings around the upcoming Passover holiday, Yahad, a free digital platform created by the Jewish Heritage...

Culture Meets Tinder With German Museum App

Tinder may have one of the most recognisable user interfaces of any app in popular usage, but what can the dating platform have to do...

Social Impact

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Why 2021 will be momentous for social justice in museums

If 2020 was a year that put social justice issues in the spotlight, 2021 will be a year for some landmark changes to remedy these...

The Representation of Mental Illness in Museums

In 2016 the Mental Health Foundation released a document titled Fundamental Facts about Mental Illness 2016, which stated that problems concerning mental health are one...

Museums as Activists

Are museums activists? Should they be activists? I would argue that museums have an opportunity to bring activism, however subtly, into their galleries. With the...

Film: How Can You Decolonise Museums?

How can you decolonise museums? This presentation shares how Birmingham Museum collaborated with local cultural activists with a strong record of challenging museums to create...

Leadership

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In Conversation with Deirdre Carasso

Meta Knol sits down with Deirdre Carasso to talk about how she transformed a filing city museum into a place cherished by its communities. How...

Covid created a change in mindset in museums, now what will we do with it?

We’ve witnessed unimaginable human adaptability this year, with new ways of working, digital transformation and bold action. We’ve learnt that in challenging circumstances, we can...

Scott Stulen in conversation

Filmed at Philbrook Museum of Art in September 2020. Jeff Martin sits down with Scott Stulen, the Director of Philbrook Museum of Art to talk about how...

Marketing

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How Museum of Gloucester Pivoted During Covid-19

Amy Washington explains how a dedicated team, a willingness to experiment and a can-do spirit enabled the Museum of Gloucester to find success in the...

In conversation with: Josh Dyer, Director of Marketing, Myseum of Toronto

“We had a strategy to capture, repackage and present digital content in dynamic ways . . . Covid forced us to execute that strategy much...
museum branding

Museum Branding That Stands Out From The Crowd

There are some museum brands that are recognised all over the world. If you say MoMA or The Smithsonian, most people will already have an idea...
Museum Logo Design

Eye Catching Museum Logo Design

From Nike’s “swoosh” symbol to the iconic Apple logo, brands know that a strong identity is essential to their success. The same is true for...