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Museum Digital Summit
25 - 26 March 2026 Virtual Conference
The ever-changing nature of digital can mean that it’s hard for museums to know where to focus their energy for the best results.
The Museum Digital Summit 2026 brings together museums from around the world to share the insight and stories behind inspiring and transformational digital projects. Over two days, you’ll hear directly from institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate, LACMA, the Getty, and the Palace of Versailles about the digital work that is genuinely moving the needle.
You’ll learn how leading museums are deploying AI — from conversational gallery guides and in-house chatbots to talking sculptures — without compromising curatorial values. You’ll discover how to create immersive experiences that blend the physical and digital, develop video, animation and podcast strategies that reach new audiences, and co-create with communities to tell more inclusive stories.
Whether you’re working with a small team and a tight budget or planning your next major digital investment, you’ll leave with practical ideas, honest lessons from the field, and a global network of peers facing the same challenges.
Our virtual format makes it easy and affordable for you to bring the latest ideas from the digital side of museums to your team.
A MuseumNext conference is designed to be inspiring, practical and easy to take part in. Everything happens online, so you can join from anywhere in the world without travel costs or time away from your museum.
Each event brings together museum professionals who are leading change in their fields. Presentations are short, focused and packed with ideas you can use straight away. You’ll hear honest stories about what worked, what didn’t, and what others would do differently next time.
All talks are streamed live, with opportunities to put your questions to speakers in real time. If you can’t join every session, or want to share the learning with colleagues, every presentation is recorded and available on-demand for a full year.
Above all, a MuseumNext conference aims to leave you energised, informed and connected — part of a global community of museum professionals who want to do things better.
Sixteen years ago, we started MuseumNext to shine a spotlight on the most groundbreaking and imaginative work happening in museums.
Today we’re able to reach a global community of museum thinkers (more than 25,000 last year) with engaging and accessible virtual events.
I’m dedicated to ensuring that everyone attending our events has a great experience and that the time you spend watching our events will be valuable to you.
And I’m excited to welcome you to the Museum Digital Summit in March. I know you’ll find it an inspiring few days.
Jim Richardson,
Founder, MuseumNext
The Museum Digital Summit is the best virtual conference I’ve found on digital innovation in museums. The sessions on working with social media influencers and developing a social media content strategy were outstanding. I also really appreciate being able to watch the sessions back on-demand.
The case studies on social media strategy, online-to-onsite visitor journeys, and data-driven engagement were extremely valuable. If you’re looking to improve digital audience engagement in your museum, I'd recommend the MuseumNext Digital Summit.
I was blown away by the sessions on virtual exhibitions, immersive storytelling, and AR/VR in museums. The speakers were honest about challenges and generous with solutions. The Museum Digital Summit is a great event for anyone exploring how emerging technologies can transform visitor engagement.
What I love about the Museum Digital Summit is its broad look at museum digital practice. It doesn’t just focus on one area, it covers everything from digital strategy and online engagement to workflows, content production and emerging tech. It’s one event where you can get a full sector-wide view of how digital transformation in museums is evolving.