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Funders and donors are the lifeblood of most museums. But what if we looked at donations and funding as a two-way relationship rather than a...
“Exit through the gift shop” is a phrase that needs to be re-evaluated. Museum gift shops can and should be more than just racks of...
As funding for museums seems to be shrinking and becoming increasingly competitive year over year, fundraising has become vital for our institutions. The power is...
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...
Museums are profoundly generous organisations, giving access and knowledge to the public to inspire learning and create meaningful experiences. Behind this generous nature are real,...
Ah, fundraising. For small museums, it can be one of the most vexing issues. This is usually because simply keeping the museum afloat on a...
With so many museums operating with reduced visitor numbers in 2020 and 2021, generating income in new ways has never been more important. Of course,...
Membership schemes are a great way to get audiences invested in your museum’s mission and vision by offering them behind the scenes access and content...
Museum exhibits can be pricey. Whether it’s a permanent installation or a travelling exhibition, myriad influences can affect the cost. Image acquisition, AV hardware, shipping,...
As museums are beginning to open worldwide and visitors are slowly but surely flocking back to their hallowed halls it’s time to think about how...
In the past eight years the Patreon platform has racked up more than 200,000 creators supported by more than six million patrons with creators earning more than $2billion....
A vast number of museums are using image licensing to generate additional income, and as MuseumNext reported earlier in 2021, many museums have reconsidered their...
As the man who oversees all earned revenue functions at the Barnes Foundation, Will Cary is perhaps better placed than most to speak on the...
What do you do when learners are suddenly locked in their homes and unable to get to the art history courses, creative skills workshops, design...
Ahead of her talk at the MuseumNext Digital Income Summit, Sarah Miguel gives a glimpse into how she and her team took action when the...
I’m not sure about you, but I’ve always had a massive soft spot for museum gift shops. The walls of collectible postcards, quirky homewares, unique...
Social media offers museums the opportunity to ping fundraising appeals directly into the feeds of followers in an instant. Viewing museum appeals next to pictures...
Let’s be real. The prospect of raising funds for your museum digitally can be a little daunting. Between striking the right tone with messaging, creating...
Email marketing has become a staple within the museums communications world. It’s an effective way to regularly ping updates and information straight into follower’s inboxes...
The great museum pivot has been a hot topic in recent months. As institutions around the globe have fought to react to lockdowns, closures and...
With people’s movements limited because of the covid pandemic, fundraisers have had to think creatively and pivot to digital. In this article, we look at...
Recently, the subject that people want to speak with me about is how museums are making money online. “What’s working?” and “Who’s doing it well?”...
It’s time to invent new ways of doing things. The Vegetable Museum in China’s Shouguang City, known as “Home of Vegetables”, blended live-streaming with e-commerce...
Sure, having a snazzy museum website is great for brand awareness, impressing users, making information about visiting and programmes easy to find, but let’s get...
Is your museum looking to get donations online? Are you looking for a WordPress donation plugin? With the current crisis hitting museum finances, institutions are...
