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Every September, museum and collections professionals from across the globe gather at MuseumNext’s Digital Collections Summit to share what they’re building, what they’re learning, and where the field is heading.
Last year, more than 2,000 delegates tuned in. This year, your work could be on the programme.
We want honest, practical talks from people doing interesting things with digital collections — not polished vendor pitches or academic abstractions. If you’ve tackled a real challenge, experimented with something new, or changed how your institution thinks about its collections, we want to hear from you.
Topics we’d love to see covered this year:
– What does artificial intelligence mean for museum collections?
– What are the latest digital tools and techniques for managing collections?
– How can big data help us to get more out of our collections?
– What’s next for digitisation of collections?
– How can we make our collections accessible to more people with digital?
– What role does crowdsourcing play in building better digital collections?
– How can we enable contemporary collecting with digital?
– How are you rethinking your museums online collections?
– How can digital take your collections beyond the museum’s walls?
– How can we bring personalisation into our online collections?
– What does digital art mean for museum collections?
Don’t see your idea here? Submit it anyway — some of our best talks come from unexpected directions.
We welcome presentations on digital collections from across the museum sector, but we’d encourage businesses looking to speak at the event to partner with a museum on a proposal.
MuseumNext follows a fast-paced, twenty-minute presentation format, emphasising practice over theory.
All talks must be pre-recorded to ensure high-quality presentations and minimise technical difficulties. Speakers should be available for live Q&As if time zones permit (event runs 12pm – 5pm London time zone).
All presentations must be in English.
IMPORTANT: Download our speakers guide here, to see examples of past presentations and tips for making your MuseumNext presentation a success.
Submit proposals using this form, including the title, presenter names, theme summary, relevant links, and expected learning outcomes.
Deadline: 14th June 2026
Our conference peer panel will review all proposals and curate the event program.
We will respond to all applicants.
Pre-recorded talks will be required by 8th September to allow for captioning, use in marketing and tech checks.