fbpx
Menu Search Subscribe

Search Museum Next

Social Impact

Film: Making Museums accessible with a telepresence robot

Two years ago a museum robot was implemented to the programme by Marleen Hartjes to enable a visit for people who cannot attend the museum...
Museums environmental sustainability

Museums and the art of environmental sustainability

It’s no longer enough for museums to simply serve as monuments to preservation — they must now focus on conservation, as well. As climate change...
decolonizing museums

Film: Indigenising and Decolonising the Museum

A story about indigenising and decolonising the museum, presenting concrete strategies and actionable measures for rapid change. We can and must challenge longstanding imbalances in...
homeless museum portland

Film: Houselessness – A Museum Responds

Mike Murawski Director of Education & Public Programs,  Portland Art Museum Stephanie Parrish Associate Director of Education,  Portland Art Museum From exorbitant rents and spiralling...
Museum responds

Film: Museums Respond

Monica O. Montgomery Founder, Museum of Impact Hi, friends. I’m Monica Montgomery from the Museum of Impact. Nice to meet you. So I want everyone...
LGBTQ Narratives in museums

Film – Empowering Queer and Trans People of Colour

Philip Nadasdy, Manager of Public Programs, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) All right. Hi, everybody. My name’s Philip Nadasdy. I’m the manager of public programmes at...
museum social value

Film: Jumpstarting a Museum’s Social Value

Wendy Wolf Deputy Director for Learning and Community Engagement Vizcaya As Vizcaya embark upon their centennial year and new master plan, they are exploring how...

Film: The Problem with using the word ‘Diversity’

Shaz Hussain, Collections Assistant at the Royal Air Force Museum London. Okay, hi, I’m Shaz. I’m a Collections Assistant, at the RAF Museum in London....
social impact museums

Communicating the Social Impact of Museums

I would hope that anyone working in museums believes in the positive effect that they have. They change lives, enrich communities and makes our cities better places to...

Should Museums be Activists?

Amid a year of political strife almost without precedent, divisive issues are forcing their way to the front as museums embrace challenging issues like immigration, inequality and sustainability. A...
museums social justice

How can museums contribute to dialogue about social justice when we are exemplars of segregation?

At the PlayHouse last weekend we celebrated Eid-al-Fitr — the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan — as part of our Celebrate Peoria series....
social impact at risk youth and museums

How can a Museum make a difference to at-risk young people?

How can a Museum make a difference? For years the New Zealand Police Museum has partnered with community cops and youth educators to deliver programmes...
museums and global challenges

Film: Museums tackling global challenges

This presentation by Tony Butler, Executive Director of Derby Museums Trust was filmed at MuseumNext New York in November 2016. He discusses why what happens ‘out...
museums and veterans

Film: Museums Working With Veterans

Sarah Jesse, Associate Vice President of Education at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Barbara Kreski, Director, Horticultural Therapy Services, Chicago Botanic Garden spoke...
nina simon conference

Film: Museums fighting for inclusion

Nina Simon, Executive Director of Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History spoke at MuseumNext Indianapolis in September 2015, sharing her experience of building inclusive...