The top 45 museums in the US hold endowments of more than $40bn in aggregate. Unfortunately, [most] museums are invested in the very same types of companies—tobacco, weapons manufacturing, and fossil fuels—that are frequently protested in connection with their controversial donors. But it does not have to be that way. […]

Last month the Alliance released the results of “Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on People in the Museum Field.” Respondents (the majority of who identified themselves as full-time or part-time museum staff) tell us that the pandemic has taken a significant toll on their mental health and well-being—greater, even, than […]

Nothing gives me greater joy than learning how the futurist materials created by CFM have helped museums and museum people in their work.

This post is designed to help museum staff think through the pros and cons of potential digital strategies that may help museums face three challenges in the peri- and post-pandemic era: Staying engaged with the public while they cannot or will not visit in person; Managing attendance upon reopening; Creating […]

With the current COVID-19 pandemic deeply affecting museums across the world, many museum professionals at big and small museums alike are wondering how they can still connect and communicate with their audiences, each other, and the broader population. And for many, that answer is social media.

Long- and short-term ideas for a quarantined future. Adopting digital revenue models requires a lot of time and patience. Staff will fumble over cumbersome technology and digital audiences are trying to make sense of distanced learning. However, these small and steady changes will push museums in the right direction.

One of the most comprehensive and international of these aggregation sites is a map of museums’ digital initiatives during the pandemic. The project was started in March last year—when the first lockdowns in Europe began—by Chiara Zuanni, an assistant professor in digital humanities, focusing on museology, at the University of Graz, […]

Access to museums and other cultural venues in France will soon be contingent on visitors being able to prove that they have been fully vaccinated or have recently tested negative for the coronavirus. Beginning July 21, the pass sanitaire or “health pass” will be required for venues with more than 50 people. […]

Plus, CB2 apologizes for using a Glenn Ligon poster in a window display, and England’s museums are keeping health restrictions firmly in place. Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market.

The arts — Broadway, nightclubs, museums, concert halls — are coming back to life after the shutdown. Getting it right will be vital to the city’s comeback. Broadway is planning to start performances of at least three dozen shows before the end of the year, but producers do not know […]