Culture & Museums
Lawndale Gateway Project
Kaleideum (Formerly Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks)
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston
Newark Community Museum of Social Justice
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights Branch
Jackie Robinson Museum
Guulabaa (Place of Koala)
Frisco Public Library
Wolf Trap Pavilions
Fair Park Fitzhugh Parking Structure
Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Klyde Warren Park 2.0
Air Force Flight Test Museum and STEM Center
Yantai Huang-Bohai Sea New Area Industrial Culture Center
First Unitarian Church Fellowship Hall
Holcomb Family YMCA
Lijia Smart Hall
LaGrange Art Museum
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City
SAY Sí Community Arts Center
Beth Yeshurun Sophia and Jack Bender Memorial Chapel
Yulin Grand Theatre
International Center of Photography
Boston Center for the Arts: Brand Design
The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art: Signage and Wayfinding Program
Bringing Community to the Community Center
Beyond the Screen: Exploring the World of Museums and Experiential Technology
Creating a Range of Entry Points to Engage New Museums Audiences
The Evolution of the Museum
Inclusive Design for the 21st Century Library
A New Tool Helps Organizations Maximize Their Community Impact
How Public Libraries Are Building Community
Immersive Experiences: A Movement Beyond Fad
Beyond Books, Libraries Are Vital Community Hubs
Equity and the 20-Minute Neighborhood
What Is the Architect’s Role in Creating Equitable Communities?
Libraries Are Crucial Social Infrastructure for the 20-Minute City
Creating Spaces That Evoke Joy Through Immersive Design
Rethinking What Museums Can Do for Communities — and How We Design Them
How Inside-Out Design Can Boost the Cultural Experience
Cultural destinations will continue to be essential community infrastructure.
Libraries and museums are adapting to new roles, partnering with like-minded organizations, and providing fundamental community functions rather than serving as ancillary spaces. Community asset mapping and strategic planning will help these institutions integrate within their communities to become more accessible, equitable community hubs.
Creating more equitable and accessible experiences will become table stakes for both staff and visitors.
For mission-driven institutions, creating more equitable and accessible museum experiences for people with different interests, backgrounds, and abilities is paramount. Institutions should focus on visitors, as well as staff, by providing a range of choices, more transparency between front and back of house, and breaking down hierarchies to create more equitable environments.
A diverse mix of analog and immersive experiences will help reach new audiences.
To grow new audiences, cultural institutions should provide a range of experiences in their spaces — from analog to ambient immersive experiences using hands-free technologies and one-of-a-kind designs — rather than pushing visitors to hardware such as VR headsets. This offers diverse audiences more choices and different entry points and levels of engagement.