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By thinking outside the box, these cultural establishments have been able to take visitor and audience engagement to new levels. The old adage of “If...
The value of “connectivity” has come into sharp focus in recent times. As we’ve become more dependent on digital technologies for both work and play,...
Contemporary art has become a common feature in our heritage sites. And for good reason. These are projects that interpret, that inspire and that shock....
Over the past decade museums have increasingly looked to diversify both their collections and the stories that they tell to become more representative of their...
Ahead of February’s Museums, Games and Play Summit, MuseumNext takes a closer look at the Rules for a Playful Museum e-book created by Charlotte Derry...
Earlier this year as quarantine fell upon the US, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and its satellite contemporary art space the Momentary, both located...
Age is a key aspect in determining target markets, but do age-specific exhibitions hinder more than they help? They say age is just a number,...
Bringing culture to the community is at the heart of Fun Palaces The word “engagement” sometimes feels like it has been hijacked by digital marketers....
They say an image can convey a thousand words. But what about the context behind that image? Here’s how audio accompaniment is helping to deepen...
Under the hashtag #ColorOurCollections, a growing number of institutions around the world have been encouraging people to colour in their black and white exhibits to...
Hamilton, Evita, Inherit the Wind, and The Laramie Project, these are just a few examples of award-winning plays based on real people and events in...
There was a time when the mention of a museum tour evoked images of branded blazers, heavily scripted journeys around a single collection and a...
Empathy, or the human ability to understand what somebody else is feeling, may not immediately sound like it is the sort of thing that could...
Located in downtown Atlanta, the High Museum of Art is home to a varied collection of artworks including pieces by Claude Monet, Dorothea Lange and...
Escape rooms have been a popular trend in recent years. One museum in Italy has taken advantage of this by providing a unique escape room...
Myseum is a museum without walls in Toronto. They partners with diverse cultural organisations who own the collections for their communities, and collaborates with artists...
Nina Simon, Executive Director of Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History shares her vision for building community organizations OF, BY & FOR ALL. This...
Laura Hubber from J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles shares how they created a unique museum audio guide with an experience based on the Percy Jackson...
Citizen driven research is a social movement in which citizens practice Do-It-Yourself Biology (DIY’Bio) using the same methods as professional research institutions. This is empowering...
With the innovative project ‘1001 Heimat’, the Stapferhaus Lenzburg went on a journey of discovery through Switzerland at 12 different fairs, from July to December...
CAMILLE GAJEWSKI Digital Producer, Tate Exchange at Tate Tate Modern is one of the world’s most successful museums, but in 2016 they challenged themselves to...
Jon Moscone, Chief of Civic Engagement, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) believes that arts institutions must fundamentally...
Rachel Ann Dennis Creative Engagement Lead, Philbrook Museum of Art So the museum I work at is incredibly beautiful, and historically for many people before...
Amy Schaffman Education Manager Augusta Museum of History Museums of various disciplines often struggle to attract millennials (18-30 year olds). The Augusta Museum of History...
This presentation was made by Kalewa Correa, Curator of Hawaiai & Pacific, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and Adriel Luis, Curator of Digital & Emerging...
