Museum stories

Magical attractions and the trend for witchcraft and wizardry

JK Rowling's Harry Potter is at the forefront of a continuing trend in the attractions sector.

29th Sep 2020 UK Experience

Digital is key: Carolyn Royston of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Carolyn Royston is Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, having joined in 2018.

26th Aug 2020 Museum design

Scott Stulen of Philbrook Museum of Art: COVID-19, #BLM and the museum of the future

Scott Stulen is Director and President of Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

25th Aug 2020 COVID-19

Bodmin Jail: an immersive journey into Cornwall’s dark past 

Bodmin Jail has been undergoing a redevelopment, turning the historic venue into a world-class leisure attraction.

19th Aug 2020 Attraction design

The Horniman Museum's Nick Merriman on diversity and COVID-19

We spoke with the museum's CEO the day after the Horniman reopened with safety strategies in place.

17th Aug 2020 COVID-19

Museum VR creates new ways for visitors to explore

Over the past decade, Virtual Reality (VR) has gone mainstream. VR experiences can now be found at theme parks, FECs, retail malls and even museums.

13th Aug 2020 Attractions technology

'An intergalactic playground': Seismique experiential art museum

Seismique, an immersive, experiential art museum, is due to launch in Houston, Texas, later this year.

12th Aug 2020 Artainment

People counting: how SenSource is helping attractions to reopen with SafeSpace

SenSource Inc., a creator of people counting hardware and reporting software, has been providing people counting solutions to the attractions industry since 2002.

11th Aug 2020 Attractions business