Museum Trend You Can Act on in 2018: Instagram-friendliness

Here is one of my favorite innovations for museums in 2018… 4: Instagram-friendliness Consider this, the first sentence from a March, 2018 New York Times article: “As guests walk into the lobby of the Indianapolis Museum of Art they are greeted by a seven-and-a-half-foot blue plastic snail, often surrounded by a group of squealing, joyful […]

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Museum Trend You Can Act on in 2018: Museum Pop-Ups

Here is innovation number 3 – museum pop-ups. Pop-ups are a common trend in many industries and have gained traction for museums, which allow them to reach a wider audience. Can’t travel to the museum? We will travel to you. Just landed here? Check out past museum innovations that we have highlighted including augmented reality […]

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Museum Trend You Can Act on in 2018: Virtual Reality (VR)

Innovation numero dos. Virtual reality – a popular way to interact with an environment that seems real through electronic equipment like goggles. See our blog about augmented reality. We also highlight other innovative trends in museums, click to learn more. 2: Virtual Reality (VR) In the past few years, inventions like Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear […]

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Museum Best Practices: Why Exit Through the Gift Shop?

As a museum retail professional, when you encourage visitors to exit through the gift shop you’re inviting them to take the final steps in the seamless experience you work so hard to create. By the time they reach your museum store, you’ve given them a number of opportunities to see your offerings so they’ll arrive […]

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