American Alliance of Museums Releases TrendsWatch, A Look At the Future of Museums
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Press Release
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA – March 19, 2019 – Trust in government, media, academia, industry, and even nonprofit organizations is at an all-time low. Given these declines, how can …
Introducing Fifteen Visions of Museum Futures
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Today AAM published a collection of fifteen papers exploring the next horizon of museum practice with regard to voluntary repatriation, restitution, and reparations. This is your invitation …
Introducing TrendsWatch2018: The Scenario Edition
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
“The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.” —Mary Catherine Bateson TrendsWatch 2018: The Scenario Edition has been released into the wild! This …
Finding Your Niche in the Future Learning Ecosystem
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Here’s my thesis: “school” needs to be radically revamped to ensure that every kid has a safe, stimulating, supportive learning environment. Note I put …
The Museum of Future History: An Antidote To Chronological Squatting
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Those of you who follow my writing may be aware of my passion about the need to decolonize the future. I believe museums can play a vital role in helping the public be better stewards of …
Opportunities for Museums to Lead for the Future of Learning
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
When the Alliance launched the Center of the Future of Museums a decade ago, museum people told us loud and clear that they wanted us to explore the future of education as part of our work. …
Call for Proposals! Help Populate the Program of the Next Future of Museums Summit
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Is your museum caught up in culture wars, striving to decarbonize the future, experimenting with artificial intelligence, or combating the loneliness epidemic? Those are the themes of this …
Racing into the Future with TrendsWatch 2024
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
It’s that time again! Check your mailbox for the 2024 edition of TrendsWatch, AAM’s annual forecasting report. Starting last year, we began publishing TrendsWatch as the Jan/Feb edition of …
On Stories, and Authenticity
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
I just got my copy of the new book Significant Objects documenting a fascinating project exploring the relationship between objects, stories and value. Synopsis: Joshua Glenn and Rob Walker …
Museum 2040: Some Thoughts on the Future from Alberta Museums Association
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Meaghan Patterson, CEO, AlbertaMuseums Association I hope Museum 2040 has arrived in your mailbox, or that you have downloaded a digital copy. If you’re a little confused about why the …
Launching the Search for our Ford Fellow
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Last spring I gave you an unofficial preview of the next CFM fellowship: The Ford W. Bell Fellow for Museums and P-12 Education.* This week, after almost a year of laying the groundwork for …
Experiencing History in 2040
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Hi–Sylvea here. We have learned so much about your visions for the future of P-12 learning! As our call for submissions with the Education Future Fiction Challenge draws to a …