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How Can Small Museums Access Professional Development on a Budget?
In an era where budgets are tight and demands on museum professionals only continue to grow, small museums face a persistent challenge: how to access...
How Museums are using Augmented Reality
Imagine unlocking hidden histories or revealing invisible artworks in everyday places. These are just some of the possibilities that museums are exploring with Augmented Reality,...
Museums & Wellness Summit 2026: Advancing Health & Wellbeing in Museums
Since its launch in 2021, the Museums & Wellness Summit has become the leading international event exploring the vital connection between museums and wellbeing. Returning...
What If Museums Let the Public Inside the Artist’s Studio?
Most museum programs let visitors admire the art. Some let them handle a brush. But what happens when audiences are invited to step into the...
Handing Over the Mic: How LGBTQ+ Partnerships Transformed a Museum
Most museums want to be more inclusive. That’s not the issue. The real question is how. Is it a matter of better programs? A more...
What If the Secret to Memorable Museum Visits Is Right Under Your Nose?
If you’ve ever walked into a museum and felt… underwhelmed, you’re not alone. Blame it on the walls. Or more precisely, what’s not on them....
Putting Communities First: Inclusive Museum Practice through the CARES Framework
What happens when a museum stops designing for people and starts designing with them? At the National Gallery Singapore, that shift has reshaped how programs...
What Happens When a Museum Gives Away Power?
You might think museums are in the business of collecting objects. Or maybe telling stories. But what if their most radical function—especially in a divided...
Meet at Mia: How One Museum Reimagined Summer Without a Blockbuster Exhibition
When the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) entered summer 2024 with no major special exhibition on the calendar, programming manager Anna Dilliard was presented with...
Inside Dance Lab: How the High Museum of Art Turned Its Lobby into a Rehearsal Room
What happens when a museum opens its doors not just to audiences, but to artists in the act of creation? At the High Museum of...
Streets Ahead: Empowering Young Changemakers Through Design at V&A Dundee
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… What if we gave young people the tools to redesign the world around them? What if a...
Giving Children Agency: Co-Designing Science Projects with Schools
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… What happens when children are trusted to steer their own learning journeys? At We The Curious, a...
How the Lucas Museum is Designing School Programs with Students at the Centre
The following is taken from a presentation at the Museums & Schools Summit 2025. This program was ended due to cuts to the Learning and...
Giving Children a Voice at the Children’s Museum Singapore
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… At the Children’s Museum Singapore, young visitors are collaborators, co-curators, and catalysts for change. Since opening its...
Building Bridges Through History: The Youth Guide Project
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… In a world where museums constantly strive to stay relevant to younger audiences, the Swedish National Maritime...
How museums in Wales are making a difference for people with dementia
Museums have long been places of storytelling, memory, and connection. But how can they serve those whose memories are fading? Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales...
How Can AI Transform The Way We Remember The Past?
Memory, at its core, is deeply personal and emotionally powerful. But could the act of recalling and preserving memories also have profound therapeutic and social...
Top tips for creating Relaxed sessions for Families
Museums and galleries are supposed to be enjoyed by everyone. But there are still large groups in society who can’t access them for a variety...
What is Promptography, and Should Museums Exhibit It?
In 2023, a striking, dreamlike image captured the world’s attention by winning first place in a prestigious photography competition. But this remarkable picture had a...
What Happens When You Take a Museum Outside? (Spoiler: It’s Not What You Expect)
What happens when you move a museum exhibition from the safety of a gallery into a shopping centre, a church hall, or a public park?...
Game On: The Playful Revolution Transforming Museums
Not long ago, “play” was a four-letter word in the hushed halls of museums. Curators fretted that games and frivolity would cheapen their sanctuaries of...
How Can the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Shape Your Museum’s Future?
Sustainability is no longer an optional extra for museums — it’s a responsibility. But how do you turn global ambitions, like the United Nations Sustainable...
