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With Strategic Focus, TikTok Creates New Opportunities for Cultural Institutions to Inspire Critical Thinking and Constructive Dialogue
In September of 2021, TikTok surpassed one billion users, making it the fastest-growing social media app. The video-sharing platform allows users to post short-form videos, which are then …
ICA Miami announces launch of its own NFT platform
After becoming one of the first museums to acquire an NFT for its collection in 2021, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, announced it will launch its own platform for selling NFTs to …
Universal Hip Hop Museum Planning Metaverse Experience before Construction of Venue Completed
The forthcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum in New York City has announced it plans to open a “metaverse” museum prior to its brick-and-mortar building, in partnership with …
Museums Are Cashing In on NFTs
The New York Times examines the small pool of museums that have sold NFTs so far, assessing their financial success and the drawbacks to the technology that have made some institutions mor…
NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and Museum Practice
I am going to break a long silence to weigh in on the current conversation around NFTs, addressing four issues that have come up repeatedly in my conversations with people inside and …
The Top Ten Alliance Blog Posts of 2021
Though 2021 was a slightly more normal year than 2020, with mostly open museums gradually regaining visitors, the pandemic still loomed large and colored most conversations. On the Alliance …
Tech Talk: Microsoft’s Library & Museum Digital Transformation Framework
This is a recorded Tech Talk from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Presented by Microsoft Transcript Catherine Devine: Hi everyone, my name is Catherine Devine and …
Tech Talk: How to Address the Collections Management Troublesome Trio
This is a recorded Tech Talk from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Presented by Lucidea Transcript Candyce McDonald : Thanks for joining us today for our guest …
How Can Education Programs Help Bridge the Digital Divide?
In this series of posts, EdCom’s Trends Committee is taking a deeper look at emerging phenomena identified in the 2021 edition of TrendsWatch from the Center for the Future of Museums. In …
The Great Pivot: Transitioning from In‐Person to Virtual Fundraising Events at your Museum
This is a recorded session from the 2020 AAM Virtual Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Museum development professionals are canceling in‐person fundraising events as impacts of COVID‐19 …
Considering AR or VR? Learn What We Learned from Our Projects and Visitors!
Embarking on an augmented or virtual reality project can be daunting. Learn what to watch out for, account for, and steer toward so you can avoid (or at least prepare for) problems that may …
“Activating Smithsonian Open Access” Proposes New Models for Interacting with Museum Collections
In February 2021, Cooper Hewitt’s Interaction Lab launched an open call for proposals for inspiring digital interactions with Smithsonian Open Access collections for people all over the …