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How can Museums use their collection to connect to audiences?
Storytelling is a great way to get people, both young and old, to connect with museum collections. That is certainly what the content team at...
What we can learn from Pop-Up Museums? Best practice and ideas from Instagram friendly experiences
Millennials used to seeking out the perfect selfie moment are hungry for cultural experiences that also afford them the opportunity to take great pictures for...
In conversation with Douglas Hegley
As Chief Digital Officer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Douglas Hegley has a unique perspective on the rapidly changing museum landscape, the role of...
In conversation with: Samantha Bowen, SEND in Museums
An experienced museum professional, an educator, an inclusion campaigner, developer of the highly regarded SEND in Museums website and SEND mum; Sam Bowen is an...
Cooking history – how food inspired events can enrich museum engagement
As a new museum for food opens in Rome it’s a great time to look at how food can help museums to inspire their visitors....
Using 3D modelling to create a immersive historic recreation
Through the power of modern technology, Turku, the previous capital of Finland has been brought back to life using the power of 3D modelling and...
A Conversational AI Guide at Centre Pompidou
Conversational AI offers an opportunity for museums and galleries to serve their visitors in a new way. The Center Pompidou is a great example of...
How one Museum is expanding their digital footprint with a Metaverse approach
You may have heard buzzwords like “Metaverse” and “Web3” but what does the future of digital experiences mean for museums and galleries? The Shangri La...
Moving Beyond a Traditional Museum Access Programmes
The New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, New York is an institution that knows how to engage with its audience. The team at the museum...
Facilitating Meaningful Conversations on Social Justice in a Virtual Space
As Covid-19 restrictions have eased it is clear that in-person events have been sorely missed. Yet audiences have clearly adapted since 2020 and have become...
Traces of the Wall : A Citizen-Science Mapping Project
When the Berlin Wall was demolished in 1990, it become a symbol of a new era for Germany and renewed relations between the East and...
Building a Botanical VR Experience at Kew Gardens in One Day
Kew Gardens offers so much as a visitor experience that it’s hard to see how technology could in any way improve the sights, sounds and...
How can a Museum build strategic partnerships with donors?
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...
Using DAMS to Reach Different Digital Audiences
It’s likely that most people have heard of DAMS in the context of managing marketing assets rather than collections but at Queensland Museum it’s a...
Building the digital infrastructure behind the Natural History Museum collection
In January 2022, the Natural History Museum reached an important milestone: 5 million digital records were now available via their data portal. From these records,...
Creating successful virtual programmes for a Museum
If the past few years have taught museums anything, it’s that a swift pivot to digital delivery forced many organisations to assess the impact of...
Putting 1,000 Years of Archives Online for Learners and Communities
At a time when so many arts and culture organisations were looking to digitise their assets to keep their audience engaged during the pandemic, the...
Fostering Your Museum’s Online Community
As the digital output of the arts and culture sector has rapidly increased over the past two years, so too has the need to start...
Building the Digital Infrastructure behind the NHM Collection
In January 2022, the Natural History Museum reached an important milestone: 5 million digital records were now available via their data portal. From these records,...
Greenwood Rising and the Ethics of Immersive Storytelling
Museums that provide insight into social-political issues by documenting important moments in history often face the challenge of having to share difficult truths in the...
How Museums and Attractions Are Delighting Audiences with New Technology
As the Brand and Communications Strategist for Tiqets, Lauren Voges has global insight into how the world’s leading online ticketing platform is helping museums and...
Diversifying the Narrative through Digital Connections
Exploring new ways of connecting art information is a complex subject with global significance. Facilitating new research pathways between arts and cultural institutions worldwide, the...
