Virtual Programs for Children—What Do Parents Want Now?
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Alliance Blog
After of year of chaos, anguish, and reflection, the world is entering a new phase—perhaps “post-pandemic,” maybe the “new normal”—it will take a while to settle on the right label. Last …
The Future of Museum Conferences, continued: Why Not Run a Conference Like Maker Faire?
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
I just got back from an intense, exhausting, exhilarating week in northern California that encompassed two very different conference-like events–the Creativity and Collaboration …
Museums and ADA@25
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Museum Magazine
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of Museum magazine. Progress and looking ahead These artworks were on display in “The Art of the Lived Experiment” at …
Building the Dreamspace in Museum Education
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Alliance Blog
Sage Morgan-Hubbard is the Ford W. Bell Fellow in P-12 Education and Museums at the American Alliance of Museums. I have been asking Alyssa Machida to share her brilliance with all of …
What Will Become of Interactive Art When Museums Reopen?
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Alliance Blog
Support Free COVID-19 Resources for the Field The current crisis is taking a distressing financial toll on cultural organizations, and AAM is no different. The Alliance Blog is supported by …
Introducing the TrendsWatch 2018 Scenarios
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Future Forecasting
Why Tell Stories About the Future? Plans based on one anticipated future are brittle: they are prone to failure if the underlying assumptions turn out to be wrong. Many a strategic plan has …
Futurist Friday: Exploring the Future of Education
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
I’ve been blogging a lot about the future of education, and the coming of a new educational era. If we are on the cusp of transformational change, it’s very important for museum futurists …
Labor 3.0: Museums and Co-working Spaces
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Finding a stable business model for museums in the 21st century is going to take more than patching the old income streams. The goals and expectations of government funding and philanthropy …
A Free Survey to Measure a Sense of Belonging at Museums
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Alliance Blog
Not everyone wants to visit a museum. This is in part because of operational issues like cost, location, schedule, but these aren’t the whole story. Some don’t even reach the point of …
Museum Exhibition Materials Pledge: Sustainability Goals into Action webinar
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Environmental Sustainability
Watch this recorded webinar with Douglas Flandro from CambridgeSeven Associates, Inc., Brenda Leigh Baker from the Madison Children’s Museum, Stephanie Ratcliffe of The Wild Center, …