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Future Chat: Managing Digital Risk
Your museum has embraced the digital world. Digitized collections, an asset management system, ticketing, customer relations system, volunteer and event management, and other solutions to … -
The Future of Museum Conferences, continued: Why Not Run a Conference Like Maker Faire?
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogI just got back from an intense, exhausting, exhilarating week in northern California that encompassed two very different conference-like events–the Creativity and Collaboration … -
Introducing the TrendsWatch 2018 Scenarios
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 … -
What Will Become of Interactive Art When Museums Reopen?
Category: Alliance BlogSupport 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 … -
Virtual Programs for Children—What Do Parents Want Now?
Category: Alliance BlogAfter 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 … -
Futurist Friday: Exploring the Future of Education
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogI’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
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogFinding 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 … -
Digital Innovations in Collections Stewardship and Access at Jewish Museums
Join us for a moderated discussion with two Jewish museum leaders who have used digital tools and technology to support collections stewardship, greater collections access, and rich public … -
A Free Survey to Measure a Sense of Belonging at Museums
Category: Alliance BlogNot 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
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, …
