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What will museums look like 25, 50, 100 years from now? What will they need to thrive and help shape a healthy, vibrant society? The American Association of Museums' Center for the Future of Museums is your guide to the future, helping museums navigate cultural, political and economic trends and chart a course to success. Come to the center for your "brain charge" — to revitalize with new ideas, connect with creative thinkers from other sectors and participate in a grand experiment of innovative practice.
What will museums look like 25, 50, 100 years from now? What will they need to thrive and help shape a healthy, vibrant society? The American Association of Museums' Center for the Future of Museums is your guide to the future, helping museums navigate cultural, political and economic trends and chart a course to success. Come to the center for your "brain charge" — to revitalize with new ideas, connect with creative thinkers from other sectors and participate in a grand experiment of innovative practice.
— Ford W. Bell, DVM
President, American Association of Museums
CFM releases new report: Museums & Society 2034: Trends and Potential Futures
In the year 2034, American museums will face formidable challenges, shaped by the forces that are likely to buffet society itself in the next 25 years — major demographic shifts, increasing globalization, economic upheaval, advances in communications and technology, and the cultural transformations these breakthroughs portend. These changes are the focus of a fascinating new report from the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM), Museums & Society 2034: Trends and Potential Futures. The report was prepared for CFM by Reach Advisors of Belmont, Mass.
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