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More on the Future of Museum Studies
I recently contributed to a discussion hosted by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum/Parsons School of Design on the future of museums and what a museum studies program there could do to benefit future museum professionals. I wasn’t able to attend … -
Train as a Futurist!
Three upcoming opportunities to get some futurist training: The Symposium on the Future is an online conference presented by the New Media Consortium (NMC) October 27–29, 2009. Particularly aimed at educators and creatives, the conference … -
The Next Generations
Eric Meade, on the Authentic Futures Blog, has forecast the coming generations. Applying Strauss and Howe’s theory of a cycle of four “types” of generations, Meade looks forward the next 50 years to forecast what he dubs the Globals … -
Forecasting the Future of Accessibility in Museums
I am getting ready for a presentation at the Leadership and Excellence in Accessible Design (LEAD) conference to be held at the Kennedy Center later this month. The presentation will ask and try to answer two big questions—what will the … -
More on the Museum Identity Crisis
The last CFM blog post set off a lively discussion about defining museums (unfortunately mostly on Facebook and email—use the comments section, people!) But some of it on public blogs (for example, here) One reader asked, what do I mean … -
The Museum Identity Crisis—Who the heck are “we,” anyway?
Recently, the Christian Science Monitor ran this article examining the ways museums are engaging with their communities on a number of fronts. The reporter chose one quote from James Chung (co-author of the CFM report Museums & Society … -
Hearts and Minds
I just read a post on the blog Blayne Sucks by Aaron Massey, a doctoral student in computer science at NC State. In other words, a computer geek. Aaron just wrote a 1000 word paean, a lengthy love letter, to the Children’s Museum of … -
The Near Future: What’s Up at CFM
Here is a glimpse of what is up at CFM in the next six months. I would love your input. Write me at futureofmuseums@aam-us.org with your ideas. This summer and fall we are working on the second CFM research report, Demographic … -
Tomorrow’s News Today
Last week’s “Breaking Trail” post was the first in a series of profiles of museums pioneering futurist planning and actions. This post premieres another kind of entry that will be a recurring feature of the CFM blog—current news stories …
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