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Jewish Heritage Network launches 2021 Virtual Passover Programme
As the coronavirus continues to impact travel and in-person gatherings around the upcoming Passover holiday, Yahad, a free digital platform created by the Jewish Heritage...
Unravelling the potential of digital fundraising for museums
As funding for museums seems to be shrinking and becoming increasingly competitive year over year, fundraising has become vital for our institutions. The power is...
Culture Meets Tinder With German Museum App
Tinder may have one of the most recognisable user interfaces of any app in popular usage, but what can the dating platform have to do...
Record-Breaking $69.3m NFT Artwork Set to Get Virtual Museum
A non-fungible token (NFT) which represents the digital ownership of a virtual piece of art was sold at the London auction house, Christie’s, in March...
NFT “Art Heist” sees famous artworks sold online
NFTs have been making big news this week with the sale of a digital only artwork by the artist Beeple for $69m. NFTs or Non-Fungible...
COVID-19 shines a light on the crucial role museums play in our society
As the song goes, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone”. And that’s certainly how the world is feeling right now about those...
Microsoft Announces New Mixed Reality Platform
The Silicone Valley giant, Microsoft, has announced a new mixed reality (MR) platform known as Mesh. Microsoft Mesh will be powered by Azure, the company’s...
The people behind museums: Donald Hicks, co-founder and CEO of Saganworks
A serial software technology entrepreneur, Donald Hicks co-founded Saganworks with Erika Block after a lightbulb moment at the British Museum in 2013. Today, his 3D...
How Museum of Gloucester Pivoted During Covid-19
Amy Washington explains how a dedicated team, a willingness to experiment and a can-do spirit enabled the Museum of Gloucester to find success in the...
Brand licensing opportunities and museums – mercenary or an inevitability?
The great museum pivot has been a hot topic in recent months. As institutions around the globe have fought to react to lockdowns, closures and...
The tech start-up plugging museums into the potential of Desktop AR
At MuseumNext we receive our fair share of enquiries from new tech companies looking to launch into the museum market. And while not all are...
Museums, consumer trends and COVID-19: taking stock of the world we find ourselves in today
The way we consume and interact with content has been thoroughly put to the test over the past year. Let’s look at how the broader...
Which Museum Conferences to attend in 2021?
It’s difficult to keep track of all of the great museum conferences taking place around the world, especially when virtual events make even more great...
In conversation with: Josh Dyer, Director of Marketing, Myseum of Toronto
“We had a strategy to capture, repackage and present digital content in dynamic ways . . . Covid forced us to execute that strategy much...
Roundtable with Dave Patten, The Science Museum
From social distancing to flexible interfaces, chemical screen cleaning to robot tours. In a recent virtual meet-up, Dave Patten took Jim Richardson and the MuseumNext...
In conversation with: Hilary Knight, Director of Digital, Tate
“We had to take the temperature of the public: find out where they were in their mindset and what they needed from us.” Ahead...
How Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Arts Africa pivoted during the global pandemic
Three months into a new digital role. Faced with a global pandemic. Responsible for shaping the direction of a museum’s communication with the outside world...
Museum Branding That Stands Out From The Crowd
There are some museum brands that are recognised all over the world. If you say MoMA or The Smithsonian, most people will already have an idea...
Natural History Museum reaches Chinese audiences with Fliggy
One of London’s most famous museums has been reaching Chinese audiences with local live streaming services in its pursuit of virtual visitors in China. The...
What are Mindful Museums and how can they help us with our mental health?
Mindfulness is a bit of a buzzword recently. This is because there are many studies that say it has a positive impact on health and...
How Are Museums Harnessing Immersive Technology to Provide Experiences?
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many museums to close their doors for much of the past year. Causing cultural institutions to look to digital technology...
In conversation with: Chris Cloud, Director of Communications and Marketing, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
“This crisis has really forced museums to evaluate all aspects of their brand and marketing. From their values to their audiences to their channels ....
