Adam Mikos’ Post

Museums are generally pretty risk averse institutions. Even the smallest changes can be slow and stressful for many organizations. As many of you know, The Rubin Museum is rethinking what a museum could and should be. Check out this op-ed from The Rubin's Executive Director Jorrit Britschgi for more about their future plans. What other museums are disrupting the norm and experimenting with new strategies and models? https://lnkd.in/ePcuvcFs

The global museum landscape is still recovering from the blows dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic. While visitor numbers are on the rise, a new survey reveals they haven't quite reached pre-pandemic levels yet. This article dives into the details, exploring how museums around the world are faring and which ones are experiencing a faster rebound. https://lnkd.in/e_fVAqKj

Can endorse this op-ed recommendation from the Rubin. This is a great example of what it looks like to decide on and implement a bold new strategy--without hedging or watering it down.

We've all heard of 'weird museums', but have you really learned about them? Each of these weird museums have a powerful story behind their creation and existence. Read the article in the link below, published by SMART Official to know more! #weirdmuseums #oddmuseums #weirdmusemsaroundtheworld #museumsaroundtheworld

Art is as old as human history, but art museums as we know them are relatively modern institutions that have always adapted to reflect their times. No longer identifying themselves as stewards of artwork for people who can afford to collect it, many museums now embrace their nonprofit status to serve and engage the public at large. But how is such transformation reflected in museum operations, and how can museums leverage innovation to support their evolving missions? Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJ_AdjwD By Stephen Reily, Remuseum

Opening doors, increasing access, advertising... possibly the best way to ensure longevity of our museums and protectors of material culture, art and our collective heritage is to remember that nonprofits are businesses that need to be professional, current and innovative in how they serve their patrons. From my perspective, that service is driven from the collection. What's new in your world? Would it work in a museum?

1,324,221 people visited the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in 2023 As a highlight, in 2023 the Museum has recovered the number of pre-pandemic foreign visitors. They now account for 60% of total visitors (10% more than in 2022). By percentages, 16% of the total public came from France, 7% from Germany, 6% from Great Britain, 6% from the United States, and 4% from Italy. Within Spain, most visitors came from the Basque Country, which accounts for 13% of the total, followed by 5% from Madrid and 5% from Catalonia. https://lnkd.in/gp7egmDw.

The National Museum of Korea, as reported by the UK art media ‘Art Newspaper,’ welcomed a record-breaking 4,182,850 visitors in 2023, marking a notable 22.5% increase from the previous year. This achievement placed the museum as the sixth most visited globally among those surveyed, a significant milestone as it was the first time its annual visitors exceeded 4 million since its founding in 1945. The Art Newspaper highlighted the National Museum of Korea‘s success in drawing more visitors, noting a substantial resurgence in visitor numbers in 2022 and a further increase in 2023. This success positioned the museum at the forefront in Asia in terms of visitor rankings. In comparison to other museums, the Louvre Museum in Paris topped the list with 8.86 million visitors, followed by the Vatican Museums with 6.76 million visitors, the British Museum with 5.83 million visitors, the Metropolitan Museum of Art with 5.36 million visitors, and the Tate Modern with 4.74 million visitors, ranking second to fifth, respectively. Additionally, the Gyeongju National Museum, an affiliate of the National Museum of Korea, welcomed 1,340,320 visitors in 2023, securing the 43rd position in the survey. These achievements underscore the resilience and adaptability of Korean museums in navigating the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Art Newspaper emphasized that many museums worldwide, including the National Central Museum, have successfully maintained visitor numbers similar to those in 2019, indicating a positive trend in the recovery of the museum sector from the impact of the pandemic. Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday : 10:00 am ~ 6:00 pm (Final entrance at 5:30 pm) Wednesday & Saturday : 10:00 am ~ 9:00 pm (Final entrance at 8:30 pm) *Free admission 📸 @nationalmuseumofkorea #NationalMuseumofKorea #GlobalMuseumRankings #ArtNewsHighlights #MuseumVisitorRecords #CulturalAchievement

The #ArtNewspaper has reported that #visitor numbers at the world’s largest #museums of art have largely returned to their #pre-pandemic levels. The #Covid-19 pandemic caused museum visitor numbers to plummet across the world as #institutions shut their doors and people were forced to stay inside. The number of people visiting the most-visited 100 museums fell from 230 million in 2019, the last full pre-pandemic year, to just 54m in 2020. Since then we have seen a slow recovery, with 71m #visitors in 2021 and 141m in 2022. Although the total number of visitors to the top 100 museums was 176 million in 2023, the survey shows that many of the world’s largest museums are now close to their 2019 visitor numbers. The Musée du Louvre in #Paris is once again the most-visited museum in the world with 8.9 million visitors, just 8% below its 2019 figure. The The British Museum in #London had 5.8 million visitors (7% down on 2019), the #PradoMuseum in #Madrid 3.3 million (5% down) and the #VaticanMuseums in #Rome 6.8 million (2% down). https://lnkd.in/gjRUwxMu #museum #museums #institutions #community #fundraising #experience #art #arts #culture #nonprofit #artificialintelligence Autry Museum of the American West Western Museums Association (WMA) American Alliance of Museums CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS Museums Association SoCal Museums MuseumWeek The Art Newspaper ARTnews Artnews.lt Luiss Business School Luiss Guido Carli University

The total number of #visitors to the top 100 #artmuseums in the world has bounced back to 176M, but is still 23% (or 54M) lower than in 2019, before the #Covid19 #pandemic, when it had reached 230M, according to The Art Newspaper Annual #Survey on 2023 Visitor #Attendance. In the last 5 years the total number of visitors has changed as follows: • 2019: 230M • 2020: 54M (-77% yoy) • 2021: 71M (+31%) • 2022: 141M (+99%) • 2023: 176M (+25%) The following museums based in the US are included in the survey: - The Metropolitan Museum of Art reported 5.4M visitors or +10% vs. 2019 - National Gallery of Art of Washington 3.9M or -6% - The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) of New York 2.8M or +43% - Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture of Washington 1.6M or -20% - Art Institute of Chicago 1.3M or -21% - J. Paul Getty Trust of Los Angeles 1.3M or -13% - National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum of Washington 1.2M or -31% - M. H. de Young Memorial Museum of San Francisco 1M or -7% - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Arts of Houston 1M or -20% - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Arts of Boston 953K or -25% - Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 902K or -7% - The Broad of Los Angeles 896K or -2% - Guggenheim Museum of New York 861K or -33% - Whitney Museum of American Art of New York 768K or -26% - National Museum of the American Indian of Washington 701K or 101% - Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland 685K or -10% #museum #museums #institutions #community #fundraising #experience #art #arts #culture #nonprofit Autry Museum of the American West Western Museums Association (WMA) American Alliance of Museums CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS SoCal Museums MuseumWeek The Art Newspaper ARTnews Artnews.lt Luiss Business School Luiss Guido Carli University