Resources tagged with museums



Capturing family audience data

Kids in Museums guide us through the types of data you could capture about your family visitors to better understand and support them.  It covers why family audience data matters, how to plan and collect it, through visitor surveys, tally counts and audience segmentation, and how to analyse and present the findings, including guidance on … Read more

Creating a sense of place: using creative facilitation and visual notetaking with Museum Development Midlands.

Creative studio Buttercrumble worked with Museum Development Midlands to close out its Sense of Place Programme, using creative facilitation and visual notetaking to capture the region’s museum impact. Through a co-produced memory map, practitioners reflected on their communities’ past, present and future, turning intangible themes into something visible and memorable. The session created space for … Read more

Fragile to flourishing: museum operating models in an uncertain world

As we navigate an increasingly volatile and uncertain world traditional operating models are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. This report commissioned by Association of Independent Museums (AIM) and jointly supported by Arts Council England and DCMS helps museums adopt a growth mindset and move from reactive firefighting toward game-changing influence.

Museums and Galleries Benchmark 2026: Top findings

What does the landscape of museum and gallery attenders look like in 2026? The first Indigo Share Benchmark for Museums and Galleries draws on almost 6,000 visitor responses to build a picture of what these visitors expect, need and value.

A low-carbon approach to your work online

A downloadable resource developed by Art Fund, in partnership with digital agency Manifesto, to help museum professionals consider the environmental impact of their digital activities. Equally useful if you work outside the museum sector.

Podcast: Tomorrow Zone – Museums and AI

Dr Oonagh Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture at Goldsmith’s University, shares her visionary insights about how Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of storytelling in museums. A Museum of Truth & Lies podcast hosted by Yasmin Khan. 

How London Museum’s new website is using AI to power content relationships

London Museum’s new website landed in July 2024 and also marks the launch of their new brand and another important milestone in the  journey towards the opening of their new museum at Smithfield in 2026. Their Head of Digital Innovation, Trish Thomas, takes us through their digital transformation story.

Toolkit: Museums, emotions and brand

A practical toolkit that supports museums to use emotional branding to grow support and connect in meaningful ways with their visitors. An Art Fund resource.