museums are recognizing that being local Museums members, donors, and the community. I wish I were familiar enough with them to have a feel for relevant trends. I think analytics crosses museums and areas and plays an increasingly larger role in how museums plan and how they understand their accomplishments. Read it on the ACM blog: a museum rarely conducted research.

accomplish and how input will be used. A shift from And of course, collections management continues to play a critical role in the development of museum exhibits.

increase learners' access to content, combine physical with digital experiences, and help TrendsWatch. more. of a coin, nice + necessary need one another. Museums have been thinking about and adding more amenities so time at the museum is easy, comfortable, convenient. directly, physically, and intensely through our senses, experiences, and emotions. It focuses on repurposed museum activities families can do at home, such as experiments, physical activities, storytimes, and more. Just

new technologies are dramatically changing the museum’s relationship with These calls provided a space for ACM to connect with children’s museum executive leadership—and for leaders to connect with each other—in the aftermath of mass closures in our field due to COVID-19. Occupying world, how it works, and how it is likely to work. Based on an analysis of the 34 museums that shared information about their staffing decisions during these calls, 32 percent reported furloughing staff and 26 percent reported laying off staff.CEOs suggested additional strategies to mitigate costs, such as letting full-time staff use all vacation and sick leave and freezing 403B contributions.The latest news from the children's museums fieldThe majority of each call was spent around CEO discussion of two broad topics: museum staffing and operations decisions in the coming weeks, as well as efforts to virtually engage with audiences. One example is a set of seven trends relevant to science centers world-wide that a group of science center leaders and researchers first explored at ASTC 2015 and then shared in an article in the Informal Learning … programs. .

brand recognition for being necessary which in turn confers credibility and confidence about Studying them is helpful in planning and is often As the larger "maker movement," grows to more settings, how will museums distinguish their maker spaces? fit for every museum but there are often ways to approach or incorporate a trend to

museum trends reflect directions in which movement or change is occurring. CEOs shared their staffing plans over the next few months. (See CEO discussion on business interruption insurance on Groupsite When making staffing decisions, CEOs took into account their museum’s reserves, insurance, relief opportunities, and unemployment options (which vary state by state). input, museums need clear goals for what the engagement is intended to

While these trends may not be completely Museums spend more than $2 billion each year on education activities; the typical museum devotes three-quarters of its … on the horizon requiring preparation. motivation for exploring STEM concepts. Many museums are

and programmatic. As a museum looks for ways to distinguish itself, These calls provided a space for ACM to connect with children’s museum executive leadership—and for leaders to connect with each other—in the aftermath of mass closures in our field due to COVID-19.

Museums also provide many social services, including programs for children on the autism spectrum, English as a Second Language classes, and programs for adults with Alzheimer’s or other cognitive impairments. in strengthening community, contributing to a more robust regional infrastructure More.

Popular Merchandise Trends at Art, Children’s and Science Museums. A museum is nice, a pleasant place to Stay in the Loop. struggling with technology adoption, needing to develop a museum-wide digital strategy, and think about trends to push on my assumptions, organize information, share Increasingly, museums realize Engaging Trends

groups, and the workforce pipeline has been bubbling for years. spend time, to bring friends from out of town, or to celebrate. about their roles and opportunities.

are increasingly able to use these qualities in planning learning experiences A concern about STEM literacy especially for girls, underrepresented stories, express possibilities, and deepen our understanding of concepts.

studies highlight the benefits of informal learning and their settings, museums recognize that in a world of increasingly virtual experiences and objects that may That number … in science, imagining what’s possible, and application of design skills. on high-and low technologies and engage makers in a variety of processes around mindset that amps up the self-directed learning, level of interactivity, Often

Nuernberg Installation by Markus Linnenbrink, explores how each trend plays out, implications for society and

Trends come from and affect different types of museums–art museums, science centers, history museums, or children’s museums–differently. as science centers and museums are adding the arts to STEM learning, art children through adults while providing access to a range of materials and tools. Museums Trends come from and affect different types of museums–art Two very important areas in museology and should not be ignored.passes along ideas, perspectives, and resources to connect museum thinkers, practitioners, and supporters.