Every day, I get at least a couple of emails asking questions about museums, museum planning, exhibition design or museum strategic planning. Thought I would put together a list of answers to “Frequently Asked MuseumPlanner Questions”.
How to Increase Museum Attendance
Museums have undergone a dramatic change since 2008, resulting in significant changes in, “How to Increase Museum Attendance”.
Museum Exhibition Design Photos on Pinterest
I have always taken photos of my visits to museums, now I upload the photos of museum exhibition design to Pinterest.
Museums are communication
Museums are communication, it doesn’t matter the topic, Art, Science or History, the role of the museum is communication and ” museum voice” is paramount.
Science Center Exhibition Design – Part I
I believe, Science Centers are the most progressive “type” of museum and their exhibition design differentiates science centers from other types of museums.
Museum Strategic Planning, Part II – Museum Feasibility Study
Part II of our Museum Strategic Planning Series – Museum Feasibility Study, the financial & mission strategy of a new institution or expanding museum, science center, children’s museum, zoo or aquarium.
Starting a Museum
When I use the term “Starting a Museum” I am referring to how I see the future of museums, some will be new museums, some will be museums reinventing themselves. I thought it was important to define how I see the future of museums and how I think of starting a museum.
Museum Trends
Museum Trends is my attempt to understand the direction that museums are heading to better predict the museum of the future.
“Starting a Museum”, the book
I have started work on a book tentatively called “Starting a Museum”. More than “How to Start a Museum”, the book will explore the question “How could a museum be started?”. I will need lots of help and hope that I can call on the readers of this blog as active participants in the creation of the book. More about the planned book…
The Future of Museum Exhibition Design, Part I
In the future museum exhibition design projects will be “project based” instead of “studio based”, using a “hive project approach” an approach where people come together for a museum project.