Future of Museums

The loss of "stranger communication"... Will museums need guest services staff if all the answers are attainable on smart phones?

Are museums utilizing e-retail to it's fullest potential?  How about celebrity curators for our stores?  

Consumers trust new and 'clean slate' brands more and think they are better. Does this have any effect on museums who used to be/are still seen as trusted resources because they have a history of educating the public about art, history. science, etc.? Also, word of mouth marketing is where it's at!

how, where and with whom we work will undergo some big changes Today we value journalists and surgeons much more than janitors, but in 2022 we may think very differently. We will need to understand what humans are really good at and foster those skills, outsourcing the rest

$100/month membership-based workshops filled with otherwise inaccessible and often hugely expensive machinery, such as CNC mills, 3D printers and laser cutters. populated by people whose skills in computed-aided design and access to new materials is changing the world of manufacturing Perhaps, as has been suggested, the greatest opportunity for small scale manufacturing is in the developing world. But can Tech Shop be replicated in regions that aren't flush with people who have sizable disposable incomes?

Described as developing models for informal learning and visitor engagement in museums via mobile devices and interactive digital labeling

Australian organization concerned with the future of museums and related enterprises. Individual forums discuss specific projects and ideas.

Another great program for visitors with memory loss and their care givers-and this time also involving middle school students.

A good overview of issues related to cognitive disabilities, geared primarily to libraries.

A 2005 report that does not appear to have a specific long-term focus (as in the future to 2030) but broadly outlines ideas for the "future." Still, this UK association does discuss ideas for improving the management, generally speaking, of museum collections.

Now five years old, this Smithsonian Institution report was created to establish a sense of what the SI's visitorship would be like in 2030.

Developing a program of traveling exhibitions gives museum a new source of revenue

"I'm still looking for someone to generate a 'lingering index' so that we can measure the impact of just plain old hanging out - but that's really at the heart of place-making, and we shouldn't forget it."

This kind of "third space" is really a workplace that is not home and not a coffee shop.  Alternative workspaces that draw people out of the homes and give them more and better access to workplace amenities can help people be more productive and create community.

Noise filtered through generations of listeners eventually becomes melodic, offering insights into how our tastes evolved.

options for improving personal futures: do-it-yourself homesteading (home as driver of economic value not respository for consumer goods) shared consumption employment: choice between making a living and creating a life

Here's a way for museums to invite the local community in...offering their unused/unscheduled spaces

A new kind of consumer called the "prosumer" wants information, not a sales pitch

What will be the major causes of death in 2030?  What diseases will people be living with?

big data can help businesses offer much more precisely tailored products or services through an ever-narrower segmentation of customers lots of data points in this article