The Wow! Signal is an online comedy variety show starring a world-renowned astronomer, a viral youtube comedian, and an actor who led a nationally-covered search for underwater meteors. Through music, comedy, and low-budget prop artistry, the show is a gateway into the possibilities of space that inspire people to learn […]

The character, charm and culture of Digbeth in Birmingham can now be enjoyed anywhere and at any time, thanks to Birmingham Museums Trust’s (BMT) latest project with Occupy White Walls. For those familiar with Birmingham, Digbeth has long been known as the part of the city where creatives and arty […]

Since 2015, Brendon has served as the director of the Global Grad Show at Dubai’s Design Week. And in 2019 he assumed the role of Creative Director at the Museum of the Future in Dubai – the visionary cultural institution that transports visitors forward to the year 2071 and gives […]

Just what are visitors doing when they visit museums and galleries? It’s a question asked by many museum professionals and one which Smartify is seeking to answer using information and data gathered from its three million unique users.

Two years ago many of us were still asking what the acronym NFT stood for (it’s Non-Fungible Token, in case you’re still unsure). In 2022, the chatter in museum corridors is less about what an NFT is and more about whether it really is the golden egg that many are […]

In the past few years, museums across the US, Europe, and Australia are trying to tackle the challenge of decolonizing their institutions. However, the very meaning of decolonizing is being debated. The Washington Post defines it as “a process that institutions undergo to expand the perspectives they portray beyond those […]

The Design Museum in Kensington has launched a virtual experience that it hopes will bring the consequences of extreme climate change to Londoners and other visitors much closer to home. The so-called Landmarker project has been put together with Snap Inc, an American technology firm that is behind the social […]

Museums are constantly looking for new ways to make their exhibits more immersive. Some historical museums, like Beamish and Jorvik, take you on a tactile tour through the past, while an increasing number of art museums host painting and drawing classes encouraging visitors to express their own creativity in an […]

Activists who want to highlight the issue of climate change have taken their own version of the famous Trojan Horse to the British Museum. The protestors have done so to raise awareness of the museum’s reliance on sponsorship from BP, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies.

In 2018 Drone Dalek No. 4 arrived at Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire. The Dalek was to become part of the National Trust’s Museum of Childhood and its arrival signalled a significant change in the collections, and in how the museum works with audiences and partners.