With more and more museums using data to inform their decision-making processes, visitors are reaping the benefits by enjoying a better user experience. The relationship between museums and data isn’t the first thing that jumps to mind when entering the halls that tell the story of our world’s history and […]

“I believe beautiful images from the museum’s exhibits enable visitors to share passions beyond language,” he told reporters, adding that it is a strong model for developing new ways to attract more overseas visitors. Offering something that they can enjoy taking part in and understand is important for elevating Japan’s […]

Florida’s museums return to serious places of reflection and inspiration by ditching crowd-pleasing blockbuster shows for critically acclaimed art

Tied to a new series from the Smithsonian Channel, the app is the closest you can get to being on the moon without time-traveling to 1969.

Galleries and museums are evolving as they look to keep pace with visitor expectations and rapidly developing technology. One key trend is artainment, which is fusing art and technology with spectacular results. We highlight the most eye-catching.

In the face of changing demographics, it’s important that museum attendance reflects the population as a whole. How are museums working to attract a more diverse audience and stay relevant to all?

On a Thursday evening earlier this summer, young professionals milled about the Academy of Natural Sciences well after its normal business hours. They sipped drinks and nibbled on bites of cocoa-rubbed chicken over a vinegary chickpea salad, dinosaur skeletons towering over their heads. 

Instagram-friendly installations are catering to the desires of young people to share something beautiful. But taking selfies leaves less time to contemplate, appreciate and be challenged by what we see

And thus was born the Museum of Ice Cream. What is it? It’s not a museum, and there’s sometimes only a tangential relationship to ice cream. One way to describe the Museum of Ice Cream is as an Instagram-friendly series of art installations designed as a surreal maze of interactive, […]

The museum of the future – one that uses technology to track down exactly where you are and maybe even which Jackson Pollock you’d like to look at – may not have quite arrived yet, but institutions around the world are quietly updating and innovating this kind of technology to […]