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Today's museum question: What is the role of comms department (and staff) in producing multiplatform museum experiences? How would you define it? My take is that it needs to be more (or perhaps something else) than promoting and marketing. (Image for attention. And thank you Midjourney for this very interesting interpretation of a museum experience).

Museums and galleries are magical portals to history, culture, and imagination. But as we bring these experiences online, are we including everyone? We still have a long way to go with accessibility for Blind visitors. Did you know that 64% of museum homepages have missing alt text and 88% of museum social media accounts rely on basic AI-generated descriptions? Missing these steps in workflows hinders inclusive access to our rich history and art. Check out my most recent article on Robert Weisberg's Museum Human to learn about the best next steps museums can take to build a legacy of accessible media for Blind patrons, from conducting audits to securing executive support and hiring expert consultants. We have everything we need to make museums the inclusive and welcoming spaces they were always meant to be. Let's build a digital legacy of inclusive access and break down barriers to history, art, and culture once and for all. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ggCaZxn4 #DigitalAccessibility #MuseumAccess #InclusiveDesign #AltText #Scribely #CulturalHeritage

Questions I'm pondering today: Have you heard of museums acquiring work from Black-owned galleries? How common is this? Please feel free to chat if you have a perspective that you'd like to share!

One of the things that impresses me the most about the mega galleries is the quality of educational and cultural materials that they produce. Between Gagosian Quarterly, Ursula magazine and Pace Live, there is practically no end to the amount of interviews, performances and reviews available to read and watch. The documentation of live performances on the Pace Youtube channel warrants particular recognition, especially given how much of performance art is lost due to never having been filmed. In my latest article for MutualArt Magazine, I delve into how these mega galleries are filling an expanded role in the art ecosystem, and are even able to put on exhibitions which the museums dare not touch. https://lnkd.in/gf4Xscaz #artmarket

Have you ever facilitated a museum experience where no one wants to ask any questions? You want to encourage participation, interaction and wondering and yet, despite your best efforts, no one is asking any questions. Why? Understanding the reasons behind the silence is key. Here are six factors that can silence curiosity and questioning.

Did you give or receive something valuable for Father's Day?🤔 These Father's Day works of art from my grandkids will likely not appear in an art museum, but they're priceless treasures to me! What's something you highly value? Why? #audioproduction #videoproduction #creativedirector #creativedirector #marketingmanager #elearning #HR #learninganddevelopment #humanresources

💡 How to reconcile hospitality, openness with a written museum's visit policy and safety standards? ➡ How to explicitly incorporate certain essential points (which ones?) while avoiding creating a list of "do nots"? ➡ What are the essential and regulatory points to express explicitly, while avoiding a series of injunctions and "do nots"? ➡ How to deconstruct a list of presupposed prohibitions internalized, especially by those furthest from the culture (expected attitudes...)? How to explain the reasons behind certain prohibitions rather than imposing them? 🌐 Do you know of successfull examples of museums that have worked on this issue, whether in terms of signage within the museum, visit policies or welcome guidebook ? 🙏 Share your inspiring examples! #MuseumInnovation #CulturalHospitality #inclusivemuseum La Lucarne Mêtis MuseumNext ICOM FRANCE Anne-Sophie Marchal Anne Sophie Grassin Annie Bicknell Lieko Lelong Lucie Marinier Terry Scott Anne Fay Frederic Bigo

This is worth reading 🔽 Even though I believe is by far much more than just that. The social dimension of the role tends to be made invisible, as if being a mediator were just being an almost passive link between two things. Being a mediator is getting involved with the community, listening to its needs, being a relevant actor in the decision-making process in your institution, ensuring that educational and didactic aspects are included in the exhibitions and participating in their museography, generating research and innovation in their practices, among a thousand other things. Let's not reduce its importance to just being a guide. That paradigm has long been obsolete.

We've been thinking about our museums and cultural institutions, and what the future might hold for them. In this first of a three part series, we explore the challenges they're facing today, and pose some questions about tomorrow. What do you think, are museums a critical part of the fabric of our cities, or a relic of the past?! Let us know your thoughts, and stay tuned for part 2... #gensler #museums #future