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A Game for (Future) Good: FutureCoast
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogThe first trend CFM tackled, with the help of futurist and games-designer Dr. Jane McGonigal, was the rise of “gaming for good” and the potential for games-design to make museum experiences … -
The Peabody Essex Museum’s Climate + Environment Initiative Seeks to Create a Different Climate Future
Category: Alliance BlogAs the director of an interactive art and nature space, I’ve included climate change as a topic in many shows and programs over the years. But until recently, I had convinced myself that … -
Bringing a Collections Catalogue to Life
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogWhen the Walker Art Center launched their redesigned website in 2011, it was hailed as a “game-changer,” changing the focus of the site from the museum as destination to the museum as … -
Futurist Friday: Internet Fail
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogFuturist Friday is a series of occasional posts featuring recommending reading, viewing or listening resources to expand your thinking and fuel your forecasting. When I teach forecasting … -
What Does a Welcoming Online Collections Portal Look Like?
Category: Alliance BlogIn late February 2020, the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University became the latest institution to launch an online collections portal, a feature that is increasingly … -
Museums in Good Health
Category: Museum MagazineThe article originally appeared in the January/February 2014 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of membership with the Alliance. An adapted excerpt from Museums On Call: How Museums Are … -
Becoming a Data Startup – Part 2
Category: Alliance BlogIt’s time again for our next installment of Becoming a Data Startup! For those of you who read along in our last post, you learned some simple tips and tricks for formatting your data that … -
The Three Laws of AI Governance
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogWelcome to the latest installment in CFM’s exploration of all things museums and artificial intelligence. This week the estimable Nik Honeysett proposes some simple laws to govern … -
Museopunks Episode 36: Queering Your Museum
The end of Pride Month does not mean that we should stop talking or thinking about LGBTQIA+ inclusion and queer curating practices in museums. This month, we’re joined by Craig Middleton … -
Bookstore
Book Titles From titles covering DEAI and governance to exhibitions and digital, the Alliance partners with the internationally known Bloomsbury Publishing to provide the best and most …
