Museum Booster

READ | The Future Museum project brings together cultural professionals to explore how institutions can adapt to digital participation and new audience engagement.

State of play
MUMOK treats digital development as institutional reform. “Ludwig goes Digital” reimagines how a historic collection is experienced. Children and young adults act as co-creators, building tools for visualisation, crowdsourcing and data exploration. Their work feeds an Open Science Platform that merges collection records with participant-generated material.

By the numbers
Rooted in a 1980s collection, the project has grown over several years. Weekly programmes have produced AI reinterpretations, interactive maps and graph-based models. New staff roles now support digital learning, research and data management.

What to watch
The Open Science Platform isn’t public yet but is already tracking engagement. Its launch could shape how other institutions open collections and integrate public input.

AMaGA Residency 2025

Three inspiring Australian museum professionals — Megan Lawrence , Janice Falsone, and Edwina Green part of the AMaGA Digital Capability Residency Program 2025.

Despite coming from different backgrounds—and different sides of the planet—we felt united by a shared belief: the museum sector thrives when we come together as a community, sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources.

Thanks to Vince Dziekan (Monash University) and Ross Parry (University of Leicester, Institute for Digital Culture) for enabling this wonderful meeting and discussion.

How do you think digital capability can shape the future of museums?

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On February 18, the EXCENTRIC project officially kicked off at Erasmus Hub in Rotterdam, bringing together our incredible consortium partners to shape the future of data-driven innovation in culture! 🎭📊

Over the next three years, this EU-funded project will support the digital transformation of museums, festivals, live music, and theatre by developing Collaborative Data Practices. Through six pilots across six countries, we will explore how smart data tools can enhance programming, pricing, resource management, and audience engagement.

Museum Booster is proud to be part of this initiative alongside .krakow Together, we’re shaping a sustainable, data-driven future for culture!

Stay tuned for updates as we break down industry silos and make digital tools more accessible and impactful! 💡📊