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The museum world is on the cusp of profound transformation — and the future demands imagination, courage, and clarity of vision. The Museum Forecast Summit brings together leading thinkers, creators, and changemakers to explore what lies ahead for museums in 2026 and beyond.
Across two days, you’ll hear from voices redefining the role of museums in a rapidly changing world — from children’s museum leaders reimagining scale as strength to cultural visionaries calling for resistance, care, and collective imagination in the face of global instability.
Sessions will delve into emerging trends such as AI-enabled curation, immersive distribution networks, intersectional learning, and futures literacy, while exploring how museums can become more psychologically accessible, ethically grounded, and community-driven. You’ll gain insight from pioneers who are reshaping collections, leadership, learning, and storytelling for a new era of social, technological, and environmental change.
Whether it’s redefining what a museum can be through children’s eyes, using food and memory to connect communities, or learning how to embed futures-thinking across institutions, this summit will challenge and inspire you to lead with purpose and creativity.
Join us to forecast — and forge — the future of museums.
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.
A platform for uninhibited fresh thinking with a really effective balance between the fresh technical and fresh thinking - nothing less from Museum Next!
The MuseumNext conferences, whether it is live or digital, always manage to gather a great variety of people and speakers. It is always very accessible, held in a friendly including spirit which promotes good dialogue and discussions between speakers and audience. You're always looking forward to attending the next conference or gathering.
Absolutely top-notch conference. All the talks I attended were informative and valuable, giving me not only aspirational motivation but also a lot of practical, applicable advice and insights. I can't wait for next year!
Did you know that virtual conferences are far greener than in-person events? By drastically cutting travel-related carbon emissions and removing the need for venue resources, they significantly reduce both the overall carbon footprint and waste.
But our commitment to sustainability doesn’t end there. We’re continually working to minimise the environmental impact of our work and to use our network as a force for good.
