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Happiness: Because you get what you measure
“The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play.” —Robert F. Kennedy Humans are driven to succeed, so we mold our behavior to fit our definition of … -
Me/We/Here/There: museums and the matrix of place-based augmented devices
“It turns out that the killer application for virtual reality is other human beings. Build a world that people want to inhabit, and the inhabitants will come.” —Charles Stross Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are portals to … -
TrendsWatch 2016: Identity and the 21st Century Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–Today the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) released TrendsWatch 2016, an annual report that summarizes museum trends identified through research conducted by the Center for the Future of …
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Latest Stories from AAM
Actionable foresight: making sense of the news
Artificial intelligence…grant disruptions…unionization…tourism…birthrates…new …
Five Ways Museums Can Plan for Future Growth
Museums around the world are entrusted with preserving the past, not just for today’s …
Introducing the National Survey of Museum Collecting Practices
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Collections lie at the heart of most museums, so naturally, values regarding the …