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Case closed? The utilisation of CT technology in the museum

Matthias Göggerle sat down with MuseumNext to explain how Computed Tomography (CT) technology has enabled the Deutsches Museum in Munich to digitise multi-material historical artefacts...

Digital

New technological approaches to hybrid and remote guided tours

MuseumNext chats to Jussi Ängeslevä about the shortcomings of existing hybrid and remote tours and how a recent research project conducted in partnership with the...

Digital

Exploring the power of open APIs with the Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

Tord Nilsen explains the benefits of open APIs for museums and explains how the Nasjonalmuseet’s recent project – My Collection – has used the API...

Digital

How the National Museum of Wildlife Art developed its award-winning video series, Bisoncast

Jane Lavino and Carrie Schwartz share how the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s desire to make collections more accessible and relevant brought about the launch...

Digital

How the Jewish Museum Berlin developed a hybrid game in conjunction with its Children’s Council

MuseumNext catches up with the team at the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB) to talk hybrid games, consulting with children, and testing concepts in fun and...

Digital

Creating digital interactive labels at the North Carolina Museum of Art

Felicia Ingram and Kevin Kane offer an insight into the world of digital touch labelling and how it can be used to enhance visitor engagement...

Digital

Bringing Augmented Reality to card games at Explora Children’s Museum of Rome

Paolo De Gasperis, Head of Digital and EdTech at Explora Children’s Museum of Rome, shares how his museum brought a card game to life by...

Digital

Scientific tools, immersive exhibitions and emotional connections: exploring “Invisible Worlds” with Marc Tamschick

MuseumNext finds out more about how the American Museum of Natural History’s “Invisible Worlds” exhibition was brought to vivid and immersive life, ahead of its...

Engagement

How museums use tone of voice to reveal their hidden personalities

What does your museum sound like? I’m not referring to the chatter of schoolchildren or the ambient hum of dehumidifiers. What do the words you...

Digital

Leveraging AI to increase visitor numbers at the Spazju Kreattiv, Malta

Cesare Fialà, Co-Founder and CEO of Culture Hint, explains how his optimisation platform worked with the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage in Malta and Culture Venture...

Digital

Cultural adventures, immersive environments and broken glass: exploring SHMOG NXT in Shanghai

MuseumNext sits down with Tilman Thürmer, Design Director and Vice President of the Shanghai Museum of Glass, to find out how the museum is taking...

Digital

Augmented Reality in full flight: exploring digital storytelling in 3D with Wintor and the National Military Museum

Freek Teunen, CCO of Wintor AR Tours, shares his company’s recent experience of working with the National Military Museum to incorporate augmented reality into its...

Planet

How are museums reducing waste and working towards Net Zero?

Bruno Maquart, Chairman and CEO of Universcience in France, explains to MuseumNext how a keen focus on reuse and recycling is helping to reduce carbon...

Digital

How can your museum develop an integrated digital content strategy that commands attention?

As many of the contributors at MuseumNext summits have demonstrated over the last two years, museum digital teams should never be siloed. In fact, those...

Impact

Poverty Proofing Museums

Museums, galleries, and heritage sites, along with the many wild, weird and wonderful organisations that make up the UK’s vibrant cultural sector, have a unique...

Digital

Making websites accessible: adventures in alt text with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Michelle Padilla and Peggy Speir explain to MuseumNext how their museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, has expanded its Disability, Equity, Accessibility and...

Planet

In conversation with: Jake Barton, founder of Local Projects

A respected and recognised figure in the museum world, Jake Barton has built a reputation for creating ground-breaking museums and public spaces at his experience...

Planet

Engaging visitors with “Nature. And us?” at Stapferhaus

As a member of the curation team at Stapferhaus in Lenzburg, Lisa Gnirss has been heavily involved in her museum’s efforts to engage visitors in...

Planet

Culture, activism and the Big Frikin’ Wall: in conversation with Michael Peter Edson

As a former Director of Web and New Media Strategy for the Smithsonian Institution and co-founder of the Museum of the United Nations – UN...

Planet

How to design exhibitions with a lower environmental impact

MuseumNext invited the Design Museum’s Head of Exhibitions and Environmental Impact Lead, Elise Foster Vander Elst, and Alexie Sommer of the URGE Collective to share...

Impact

Museums working with refugees and migrants

How do museums fit into the narrative around the refugee and migrant crisis? Migration is a big political issue, both in North America and Europe....

Planet

In conversation with: Jeanine Aalfs, National Museum of World Cultures

As museums and galleries around the globe place more emphasis on sustainability and green initiatives, their shops have a responsibility to reflect those same changing...

Planet

10 Ways Museums Can Be More Sustainable

The health of our planet is one of the defining issues of the age, and cultural institutions have their own part to play. The drive...

Engagement

How can museums develop a deeper connection with their visitors?

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,...