Our labs
Museums can be driving forces to design a sustainable and resilient future
Since 2013, we have identified and cultivated emerging models of museums that react to and respond to today's people's needs and ecosystems.
This led us to build a framework composed of six goals to inspire our actions:
This led us to build a framework composed of six goals to inspire our actions:
- Goal 1Foster systemic changes towards a climate-resilient future good for people and the Planet through community-based actions
- Goal 2Encourage cultural diversity and strengthen social cohesion through space and time
- Goal 3Make culture and heritage accessible, usable and relevant for the upcoming generations
- Goal 4Humankind and museums can't be surprised by crises anymore
- Goal 5Define museums as local public incubators of multicultural social bondings
- Goal 6Using digital and technologies for social and environmental good
Our main spearheads since 2019
Since 2019, We Are Museums has operated through long-term programs in collaboration with key partners. Different laboratories for research and practice have been launched. Since 2021, we have focused mostly on web3 and museums with our program "Unlocking Web3 for the Arts and Culture" (WAC)
Goal 1: Foster systemic changes towards a climate-resilient future, good for people and the Planet through community-based actions
Goal 6 – Using digital and technological tools for social and environmental good
Goal 4: Humankind and museums can't be surprised by crisis anymore
Goal 2: Encourage cultural diversity and strengthen social cohesion through space and time
Goal 6 – Using digital and technologies for social and environmental good
Goal 5 – Define museums as local public incubators of multicultural social bondings