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Research & Planning for Museum Marketing Success

MuseumNext An in-depth looking at developing a marketing plan for your museum, including how to conduct a SWOT analysis and se…

How Museums Can Use Social Media

MuseumNext addresses questions of finding the right tone and approach as the social media landscape continues…

How to Create a Great Museum Brand Identity?

Your Museum Brand identity includes all the visual elements that your museum uses to present itself to the public. But what makes a great museum bran…

Is Instagram culture a positive influence for museums?

Social media engagement and its impact on museums continues to be a topic of discussion in the museum field. In this article, Carly Straughan looks at how Instagram and social media …

Loneliness and Social Isolation – How Can Museums Help?

Research suggests that loneliness is an increasing social problem, and one with serious health consequences. To combat this trend, some museums are running programs that encourage people, …

How Blockchain Could Change the Museum Industry

Lauren Styx offers an overview of blockchain, how it has permeated the art market, and what future implications and uses museums can expect. Read about how this technology can increase …

Making the Museum Autism Friendly

Charlotte Coates provides an overview on how museums can work towards making their spaces more autism friendly and shares examples of museums with resources and programming for families and …

What does it mean to decolonize a museum?

Whether you’re new to the discourse on decolonization, or just in need of a refresh on the expanding definition and evolving practices around the term, this thorough primer has the …

The Importance of And

This article is the transcript of a speech given by Elaine Gurian at the MuseumNext conference in Melbourne. The text describes Gurian’s thoughts about how museums might embrace …

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Updates on IMLS and the President’s Budget

Advocacy Alert – May 2, 2025 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Lawsuit Updates IMLS Lawsuit: Yesterday, a judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent the Trump …

Strategies for Building Community: Lessons from the “Gallery Guide Guide”

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Hi! We are Sydney Skelton Simon, the Bradley Associate Curator of Academic Affairs, and Molleen Theodore, the Jane and Gerald Katcher Curator of Programs, at the Yale University Art Gallery …

3 Considerations for Improving Museum Displays Without Compromising Preservation

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This post is an advertorial written by an organization that serves the museum field. The views, opinions, and positions expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs …

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