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‘Geffrye Must Fall’ Protest at Museum Reopening
A protest group, known as Hackney’s Stand Up To Racism, called for a protest at the Museum of the Home when it reopened in June...
In conversation with: Linda Spurdle from Birmingham Museums Trust
As the lead on digital strategy, engagement and ICT across Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT), it’s not surprising to hear that the last 12 months have...
In conversation with: Ian Ellard, Head of the V&A Academy
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...
International Spy Museum Offers Children in Hospital Virtual Tours
The International Spy Museum, located in Washington DC, has been using a robot to provide hospitalised youngsters with the opportunity to take tours around its...
What can museums learn from XR in other industries?
XR is changing the landscape not just for museums but for gaming, theatre, film and more… It was Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly...
What’s Next for MuseumNext
Ahead of a busy summer of summits and conferences, MuseumNext Founder, Jim Richardson discusses the themes for his upcoming events, what he’s looking forward to...
4 things you need to know before embarking on your next XR project
Back in 2016 at the E3 gaming conference, Virtual Reality games were suddenly the hot topic, with a raft of projects in the pipeline. And...
Norway’s New Edvard Munch Museum Due to Open In October 2021
Facing the Oslo waterfront and with a reflective external structure, the much-vaunted Edvard Munch Museum is finally set to open its doors to the public...
Museum Protesters Highlight Picasso’s Treatment of Women
Pablo Picasso may be one of the most celebrated visual artists of all time but his behaviour around women has sometimes led to criticisms of...
Centre Pompidou Announces a US Satellite Museum
Centre Pompidou – known as the Pompidou Center in the United States – has long been one of Paris’ most iconic cultural buildings, not merely...
Hingston Studio create exhibition branding for the V&A’s summer show
Hingston Studio have created the exhibition branding for Alice, Curiouser & Curiouser at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition charts the evolution of Alice’s...
Toppled Statue of Slave Trader to Go on Display
A statue of a 17th-century slave trader, Edward Colston, will go on display in a Bristol museum after it was toppled from its plinth in...
Making the Most of NFTs Without Pressing “Mint”
Illustration by Melissa McFeeters NFTs are taking over. Maybe. You have seen the headlines for months: What are NFTs (we like this explanation)? Are...
Laurence des Cars to Head the Louvre
It has recently been announced that the office of the French president has named Laurence des Cars to take over at the Louvre museum in...
The Multi-Platform Museum
A planning toolkit for integrating on-site and online visitor engagement In the past year, audiences have developed new habits and expectations for accessing experiences remotely...
Is VR the solution to isolation or part of the problem?
Virtual Reality has been with us for several years now. And the concept of donning a headset and immersing oneself in a world of computer-generated...
Museum of Making Opens in Derby
A major new museum this week in the historic English city of Derby. Occupying the building of one of the world’s oldest industrial facilities, the...
What we learnt from art fairs in 2020 to help plan for the future
During 2020 the future looked bleak for art fairs. As we experienced across the cultural sector, mass cancellations, reduced visitor numbers, and ongoing economic uncertainty...
The Story Behind the People’s History Museum Crowdfunder
Ahead of her talk at the Museum Fundraising Summit, Sarah Miguel gives a glimpse into how she and her team took action when the effects...
The Ayala Museum Asks “Where is the Filipino?” With an Interactive 8-Bit Tour
While many museums offer 360-degree virtual tours nowadays with often varying degrees of success, few often go deliberately old school. Nevertheless, this is exactly what...
8 million tune into Museum of Fine Arts, Boston livestream
On May 18, International Museum Day, Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), co-launched a shoppable livestream event to virtually explore MFA’s collection of...
The people behind museums: Kaitlin Fritz and Olga Kravchenko, Musemio
Musemio is a digital platform with a clear mission to help children explore culture through immersive quests. Founded in 2018 by Kaitlin Fritz and Olga...
