Museum Resources

Many museums possess outstanding collections and programs that engage audiences.  But sometimes, their offerings need a refresher — with new perspectives and ideas to re-energize existing audiences and get new ones in the door. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) was confronted by this problem.  They had lots of great collections, but […]

Ever since we saw Night at the Museum, we’ve dreamt of being able to spend a night in our favorite museums.  And now, we can!  Many museums are experimenting with holding fun sleepovers in their spaces. We’re taking an in-depth look at these innovative museum experiences.  Our Night at the Museum series features interviews with […]

Social media are powerful tools for museums to interact and engage with their visitors.  They also serve as tools to help museums invite and engage with difficult-to-reach audiences before they ever step foot in the museum. Museums and the Web is an annual conference featuring research on—and applications for—digital practices in museums.  This gathering is […]

Ever since we saw Night at the Museum, we’ve dreamt of being able to spend a night in our favorite museums.  And now, we can!  Many museums are experimenting with holding fun sleepovers in their spaces. We’re taking an in-depth look at these innovative museum experiences.  Our 3-part series features interviews with museums holding awesome […]

Museums and the Web is an annual conference featuring research on—and applications for—digital practices in museums.  This gathering is unique in that a lot of conference papers are presented for free online.  One of our favorites from this year’s conference is “The museum as digital storyteller: Collaborative participatory creation of interactive digital experiences” by Maria […]

Stepping into a museum is a transcending experience, and for good reason. In a moment, you can go from the bustling city street to a quiet temple devoted to the richest collection of history we have. On your left are REAL dinosaur bones, fragments of a time we didn’t even know existed until the 1800s. On […]

This past summer, Caroline Perkins was on a mission: to comparatively study art museum adult education programs. She was looking for the best ways that museums can “convey art historical content in an engaging manner.”  What she found are some profound insights into what works — and doesn’t work — in art museum programming. We […]

At the moment, a few of our key team members are hosting a storytelling workshop at the Modern Museum Malmö, in Sweden.  The main focus was how museums can use storytelling about the gallery’s collection to engage visitors.