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Museum Magazine and The Future of Diversity
Since CFM launched in 2008, I’ve been aware of the danger of our work being the proverbial mile wide and an inch deep. That is why the CFM Fellow program, now in its infancy, is so critical: fellows will give us the capacity to take a … -
Futurist Friday: Marie Kondo, meet Brad the Toaster
I just listened to an NPR interview with Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo, talking about her new book “Spark Joy.” Her approach to simplifying and organizing life has taken the US by storm. (How popular is she? Her video … -
How to Write the Future
On January 19th we will launch our Future Fiction Challenge—I hope you plan to enter, and look forward to reading your story of an educational future in which “museums play a starring role.” Why did we opt for stories, rather than … -
Preparing for Future Weather Change
When I was a collections manager, I learned the risk management mantra “avoid, share, transfer, mitigate, accept.” As guardians of heritage, museums quite rightly emphasize avoiding and mitigating risk. For the hazards that remain, … -
Keeping History Above Water
One of the themes we explored in TrendsWatch2015 was how rising sea levels and increased storm frequency are threatening museums and heritage sites. Over the past year we’ve invited guest authors from museums with a vested interest … -
Announcing a CFM Future Fiction Challenge: Imagine the Future of P-12 Education
In January CFM will launch an education “Future Fiction” challenge.This challenge will invite everyone—including educators, museum professionals, futurists, parents and community members—to submit short stories set in the year 2040, … -
Building Bridges: The Phillips Collection & THEARC Join Forces
Museums and community partners create vibrant learning opportunities every day and we’re proud to highlight powerful examples of such work. We invited Dorothy Kosinski, Director of the Phillips Collection, to tell us more about an … -
Happiness, Design, and the Urban Future
The Museum of Vancouver’s “lab of happiness,” demonstrates the museum’s commitment to strategic partnerships based in community need and well-being. You may recall last week we examined the Happy Museum Project, a group in the UK … -
Predicting our Cultural Future: Is 2016 the year of musedata?
Understanding how to collect data and knowing what to use it for are essential for our field. Today readers will hear more about these best practices from three women who work with data in museums. We welcome: Angie Judge, founding … -
Museums and Learning: A Future Kaleidoscope
In today’s guest post, Katherine Prince—Senior Director, Strategic Foresight at KnowledgeWorks, announces the publication of their 10-year forecast on the future of learning. You may recall that Katherine gave us a preview of this project …
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