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Interview with a Museum Director at Age 5
This week’s guest blogger is Silvia Liu, speaking as a representative of future museum founders/directors. Silvia has visited numerous museums in four countries. When she was four years old she collected a dead baby turtle while on a walk … -
Librarians. Sheesh.
This week’s guest blogger Lauren Silberman, thinks museumers have something to learn from the “Librarians of the Future” and their kin about how to shape the image of their profession. Lauren hearts museums but still likes … -
Trends in the “Attractions Industry”
Six Key Trends identified by the Attractions Handbook 2010-2011: Greater awareness of the differences between Western markets and the emerging markets of China, India, Russia, the Middle East, South America. For example: Western … -
Seeing Individuals in Diversity
This week’s guest post is from Julia Brucker, Museum Education Coordinator at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, Mass. On a chilly spring evening, the lights were still burning at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, Mass. … -
Futures Studies 101: The Purpose of Foresight
This post is the first in a series of short essays exploring the basics of Futures Studies and how they can be applied to the museum field. Why is foresight important? Without someone playing the important role of futurist, we risk being … -
The Pinky Show Cats’ Report on the Future
“We, three cats from the Pinky Show, went to the future. We brought back notes & stuff.” Read the report . Those of you who attended the AAM annual meeting this spring may have stumbled upon a curious exhibit in MuseumExpo—a set of … -
A (not so secret) Conspiracy for Good
My tweet and Fbook post earlier this week about an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) based in London generated some interest, so here are more details. Conspiracy For Good is an “entertainment pilot” set up by creator of “Heroes” … -
Trendwatching! A Foodie Future
This article in today’s New York Times takes a good look at how botanic gardens are adapting to several trends: the growing appeal of the “locavore” and “slow food” movements. increase in number of women in … -
Why Renovate when You Should Prepare for the Hurricane?
CFM guest blogger Robert Janes reviews the AAM forecasting report Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums. Robert is editor-in-chief of Museum Management and Curatorship, Chair of the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley and … -
Future of Accessibility
Why is accessibility a futurist issue? Because, trends being what they are, we face a future in which a growing proportion of American society will have accessibility challenges. For example: Today, 1in 8 Americans are older than 65. In …
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