Museums + Heritage Advisor’s Post

Reposting our recent research about Museums on ‘International Museum Day’ celebrated globally today. The central thread of the day is museums as a vital space to shape social and historical narratives as well as to celebrate diversity (UNESCO,2024). In our paper, we explore existing knowledge about digitalisation and digitisation used in museum narratives and curatorship, to demonstrate how these processes impact the role of museums and memory-making. #MuseumDay Yap, J. Q. H., Kamble, Z., Kuah, A. T. H., & Tolkach, D. (2024). The impact of digitalisation and digitisation in museums on memory-making. Current Issues in Tourism, 1–23. https://lnkd.in/g32MHsBg

Trust is a powerful word, especially when it comes to museums. But what happens when 'trust' becomes something we actively promote rather than something we quietly earn? Amanda Krantz's article challenges the comfort many find in labeling museums as 'trusted' institutions. Her reflections urge us to reconsider how we talk about trust in the museum sector—highlighting the delicate balance between influence and responsibility. Amanda's piece reminds us that trust isn't a label to be worn proudly, but a dynamic relationship to be continuously nurtured. https://lnkd.in/gGVgNbsY #LearningHub #insight #MuseumInsight

This International Museum Day is themed "Museums for Education and Research." It underscores these cultural institutions’ pivotal role in shaping a more informed, sustainable, and inclusive society. “People trust museums as places where they can learn about the world and learn about themselves; museums do so much more than meets the eye,” says Zena Howard FAIA, our global cultural and civic practice leader. Find out how established and emerging institutions are shaking up what it means to be arbiters of culture: https://lnkd.in/ef6tUxs5 #IMD #knowledgeilluminated #PWinsights #designinsights

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How do you mark #earthday? Visit a museum to learn more about our planet, engage with nature by spending some time outdoors, or visit a zoo to be inspired to care. Then, figure out one thing you can do to protect our planet. #Earthday2024

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🚨 New blogpost : MuseumNext talks with Nadia Awal and Izzy Taylor from the Black Country Living Museum about how they are working to bring real stories of people who have historically been overlooked to life. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/euB9apu8 #museums #museum #museumnext

I'm doing a quick piece of research about how museums are generating revenue online in 2024. If you work in a museum and you have two minutes to answer some quick multiple choice questions it'd be extremely helpful. I'll be sharing the results, so everyone can benefit from the overview. Please take a look at the questions here: https://lnkd.in/d3Dkxqws #Museums #Museum #MuseumNext

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