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What you will find at the Museum of Failure

Jul 3, 2017
One person's disappointment is another's success.
The Museum of Failure includes Google Glass in its collection.
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Museums embrace virtual reality

Mar 21, 2017
Are virtual exhibits close to replacing real life ones?
Courtesy of Wevr

Yayoi Kusama exhibit is an economic puzzle for museum

Feb 24, 2017
The lines are long but entry is free. So how can the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn capitalize on its 'blockbuster'?
Yayoi Kusama's "Phalli’s Field," 1965, is one of the infinity mirror room installations at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
Cathy Carver

Big dinosaur = big museum attraction

Jan 14, 2016
A lesson in dinosaurnomics: big new dinosaurs are good for museums

Opening museum doors for free pays off

Oct 2, 2015
Admission fees don't bring in all that much anyway, so why not get rid of them?

Startup hopes to make art investment more inclusive

Aug 14, 2015
Arthena's platform lets buyers own a piece of a collection for relatively little.

Big dinos mean big opportunities for museums

Jun 3, 2015
Natural history venues are looking for a boost from 'Jurassic World.'

For public good, not for profit.

The Art of Selling

Apr 13, 2015
Museums get in the business of selling their masterpiece?

Dinosaur departure prompts protests in the UK

Feb 13, 2015
Fake skeleton at London museum to be replaced by an actual one of a whale.

Contemporary art: A terrible investment?

May 15, 2014
It's not just the art, it's the spectacle and the production surrounding it.