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Context The phrase ‘going to work’ is so ingrained in me that I had never really stopped to think about it. I got my first...
Let’s return our collective memories to November 2019 when the first known case of Covid-19 was traced in China. This was the recorded beginning of...
On 6 November, Big Bird, a beloved character on Sesame Street received the COVID-19 vaccine, as announced on the Muppet’s Twitter account. This may seem...
It was a case of the lesser of two evils, but a year on its worth looking back at the case of Baltimore Museum of...
As a Microsoft employee I’m often moved to sing the praises of the tools and technologies we offer to museums and galleries. Yet I know...
There’s an old adage that everything we need to know we learned in kindergarten. One thing we were taught was to share. But how well...
In her latest article for MuseumNext, Microsoft Strategy Leader for Libraries and Museums, Catherine Devine, examines the opportunities and challenges presented by big data today....
In today’s uncertain times, museums can act as an anchor in the storm. To those who aren’t as passionate about the power of museums as...
A large number of artefacts held in Western museums and libraries are known to have been appropriated over the ages through conquest and colonialism. The...
Partnerships are going to be more important than ever as we start to re-emerge from lockdown, Together for Museums harnessed the collective efforts of members,...
Museums are for the people. But they have not always been that way. Blake Gopnik’s recent opinion piece in the New York Times argues that...
Museums are secure active public arenas where human societies can turn to in search of answers in times of cultural identity crisis. As cultural institutions...
The idea that all museums work to represent all diverse communities is a subject that poses multiple questions, as this is not as straightforward as...
As we await the return of normality around the globe, there’s a sense of anticipation building for millions of people who are desperate to get...
History is under fire every day. I read stories in the paper about an angry mob taking down a monument; about an institution voting to...
Museums and galleries in the UK will be able to open their doors to the public in July. But reopening will be conditional on their ability to...
Much has been written about the reopening of Museums after their closure as part of social distancing measures. It’s a joy to see our cultural...
Shock, outrage and incredulity best characterise the reaction by some in the museum Twitter community at the announcement of Doug Gurr as the new director...
As we come to consider transmedia thinking as a possible way forward for the post COVID-19 museum, we have come to think of technology as...
‘If you really want to make a significant change, start with the language you use’, that was the quote Shaz Hussain, Collections Assistant at The...
I choose to go straight to the point – What will matter now, more than ever before, is not the digital. What I think will matter much...
The Coronavirus outbreak has forced many cultural institutions to experiment with new, innovative, online solutions to continue to reach people. Many museums, including the Louvre,...
When we reopen ours doors it will not be business as usual. This pandemic will impact our world in profound and lasting ways. Museums, by...
Museums shut down during the Coronavirus lockdown are inching to towards reopening, with institutions across Europe and North America looking to welcome visitors again in...
After a recent lockdown conversation with a friend of mine, she sent me this quote from Arundhati Roy: “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break...
