Longtime favorite destinations for school field trips and educational outings, museums play a critical role in an expansive, interactive curriculum. But looking between the marble columns, we uncover the thinly veiled, unsettling pasts of museums, along with their ongoing troublesome practices.

The assumption that museums must be permanent buildings with physical collections is no longer sustainable. With decreased funding, increased competition, and the burden of care, museums have had to reimagine themselves. Some small museums, in particular, have rejected the isolationist, elitist model focused on collections and physical space in favor […]

Museums are reinventing themselves to keep abreast with the times and stay relevant in a digital world. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, known as the Penn Museum, is no exception. The museum’s latest endeavor is to combine digital strategies with its unique institutional knowledge to appeal to […]

The short answer? No. Here are the numbers. It stands to reason that if an organization offers free admission, it may be more successful in welcoming lower income visitors. But is this even true? That’s the subject of this Know Your Own Bone Fast Facts video. Hang onto your hats, folks, […]

First-time visitors to your museum will leave with new knowledge and stunning visual memories that will inspire them to learn and create. Challenge: create museum visitor experiences that will also inspire them to return.  A visit to your museum should leave a lasting impression that may also spark conversations with […]

The Art Institute of Chicago Mobile App is the museum’s “tiny docent,” a conversational, audio-focused app that invites visitors to discover the museum’s collection through engaging, pithy, and often funny stories. 

The American Computer and Robotics Museum is the oldest continuously operating museum of its kind, where visitors can explore displays and artifacts from the first written word to quantum computing. Here, you will see news footage from 1961 of President John Kennedy issuing his challenge to the nation to land a man […]

“One of the great things about the museum is that we’re always connecting people to inspiring science. We want people to come through each and every day and learn something, be inspired by science, and then go out and actively help protect nature and help protect the environment.”

The 4 Issues That Will Guide the Future of Museums Visitors, in line with the general population at large, are incredibly tech-savvy and very plugged into the digital world. They are able to easily access a vast array of information and entertainment without ever having to step foot outside of their […]

Digital technology transformed our world in ways we would not even imagine a decade ago. Over the past decade, organizations from every industry dealt with the increasing digital expectation of their patrons, trustees, and donors, and museums are no different. Museums around the world made strides to implement technology into […]