Ever wonder about dinosaur romance? Or who the baddest b*tch in history was? Or the origin of black cat folk lore? Museum Hack knows what's up, and we share it here with reverant irreverance. Plus 🔥 tips like how to have a successful museum date and frameworks to tell stories like our renegade guides.
Building strong, cohesive, and powerful teams can be a daunting task. From team building activities to creating a positive company culture, the ways to boost performance and help teams succeed are endless – which is why we’ve compiled a list of our favorite tips for creating – and sustaining – strong teams. Read on to […]
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Looking for where to eat near the Art Institute of Chicago? You’re probably either already at the museum with a grumbling stomach, or you’re planning a trip and want the lowdown on the best eats in town. Maybe you’re doing team building in Chicago with us and want to grab a bite afterwards. Either way, […]
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Museums know the best visitor is one who becomes a member. The expense of museum membership can often be off-putting, so member benefits are used to sweeten the deal — but, discounts on gift shops or member lunches can feel outdated and stale. So how are museums competing for visitor attention? By making membership programs […]
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Looking for restaurants near The Getty Center museum in Los Angeles? You’re probably either already at or near the Getty with a grumbling stomach, or you’re planning a trip to the museum and want the lowdown on the best eats in town. Maybe you’re doing some good old-fashioned Los Angeles team building with us and […]
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More and more museums are creating online personas for their onsite mascots. It’s a smart move in a variety of ways. Besides being fun, it’s an easy way to drop knowledge online in a unique way, and respond to some admiring fans. It also shows off that your museum is social media savvy, and knows […]
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Looking for where to eat near the Philadelphia Museum of Art? You’re probably either already at the museum with a grumbling stomach, or you’re planning a trip and want the lowdown on the best eats in town. Maybe you’re doing team building in Philadelphia and want to grab a bite afterward. Either way, our renegade tours need fuel, and Philly […]
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Ok, so you’re either already at the National Gallery of Art with a grumbling stomach, or you’re planning a trip and want the lowdown on the best eats in town. Maybe you’re doing team building in DC and want to grab a bite afterward. Either way, our renegade tours of DC museums need fuel, and the city has […]
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Whether you’re there for a proper cup of tea, a real football match, or Her Majesty, The Queen herself, when in the UK make sure to check out the marvelous museums. Here are nine you don’t want to miss!
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Looking for restaurants near the American Museum of Natural History? We get it — our tours need fuel. You’re probably either already near the museum and your stomach’s growling, or you’re planning a trip and want the lowdown on the best restaurants near the natural history museum. Maybe you’re doing team building in NYC and […]
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Museums housed within a university campus have big pros and big cons. When it comes to having a diverse audience, it can be both. This was the case for the Art Museum on Arizona State University’s (ASU) campus. First and foremost, ASU wanted to attract students and young post-grads from the Tempe area to come to […]
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Last year, the Tenement Museum in New York City sent a letter that reached back into their history to deliver a compelling story that was timely and highly relevant to their members and supporters. It’s a great look at how to: Communicate with more purpose, focus, and intention, and, Craft an engaging story that makes […]
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We believe that great storytelling is the backbone of successful museum tours. As we’ve discussed in previous case studies, the right story can transcend someone’s preconceived notions of what a museum experience can be. Engaging storytelling has the potential to transform your visitors from museum skeptics into lifelong patrons. Â
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Let’s turn museums into mmmuseums. When it comes to making visitors happy, museums sometimes overthink it. We focus on big, complex projects: thought-provoking exhibitions, unique objects and artworks, exciting events, and eye-catching designs. But for many visitors, it’s amenities like cafes that really make or break their museum experience. After all, if we can’t look […]
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The most intriguing thing about superheroes isn’t that they leap tall buildings in a single bound or change into capes and spandex tights inside phone boxes. It’s the fact that they help save the world every day – without most people ever realizing it. That’s why we think small museums are real-life superheroes. As much […]
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Think the arts and humanities don’t have a big impact in the US? We found some fantastic facts showing how beneficial the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts really are.
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Drinking games, strippers, and phallic party favors. These three things in conjunction are hallmarks of the modern bachelorette party — but it wasn’t always this way.
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What do you get when you combine the thrill of an Escape Room with the energy of a Museum Hack tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? A whirlwind, narrative-based, team building puzzle we call Escape the Met! What’s an Escape Room? For the uninitiated, Escape Rooms are a phenomenon that have taken the “escape […]
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Is your museum f***ing awesome? Are you a leader in the museum industry? Or maybe you have a ton of ideas on what museums are doing well and where they could improve in 2017. Museum Hack wants to be home to a variety of voices and ideas in the museum world. We can’t do that […]
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The frigid air was biting at my cheeks, and I could feel the warm blood running to my ears. Not that I minded too much; this was just another one of my nightly walks, and extreme negative temperatures are part of growing up in small-town Canada. In most ways this icy stroll was much like […]
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Podcasts: perfect for a long commute, road trip, or keeping you company while at work. They’re also one of our favorite ways to discover new museum content and ideas. Here are 11 podcasts (or podcast episodes) that we think are must-listens for any museum lover.
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Team building, you know we love it! From icebreakers, to games, to trainings, we love anything that helps us become a stronger group. We recently wrote an article about how we team build, giving you a glimpse into a company retreat we had in Philadelphia. But in this post, we want to show you a different […]
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What do Stripe, Facebook, Google, Adobe, and SalesForce have in common? They’re all part of a growing list of companies that have done team building activities in San Francisco with Museum Hack – and they’ve all loved it. Museum Hack is a renegade museum tour company that works with businesses and other organizations to help […]
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At the end of a busy year, an amazing company holiday party is great way to reward your employees for all their hard work – but not all company parties are created equal. We’ve all heard the water cooler whispers: tales of company parties that end in tears or parties where the food and drink […]
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It’s no secret: we love scavenger hunts. We think they’re an awesome way to highlight cool pieces in the museum while still being a pretty great tool for subtle team building. Our scavenger hunts are super customizable, making them the perfect candidate for an event that’ll check all the boxes on your team building needs […]
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Awkward silences, tense meetings, busy work days. These are all situations that can benefit from fun icebreaker questions! Designed as simple team building activities to help ease employees or groups into a little team bonding, icebreaker questions don’t need to be as scary – or boring! – as they seem. When an icebreaker is properly […]
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There’s a dead body inside the museum – and the killer is lurking somewhere among the art. At least, that’s the scenario we laid out for a group of 30 employees from an international software company earlier this year when they joined us for an awesome afternoon of team building in San Francisco. Company leaders […]
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Thinking about new and innovative ways to supercharge your teams can be overwhelming. From team building adventures to attempting to change company culture, the list of things to do can often scare us away from actually doing anything. That’s why we put together this quick list of simple and easy ways you can help invigorate […]
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When learning a skill people often look to masters of the craft for inspiration and guidance. Learning how to make frescos? You’re studying Michelangelo and Raphael. Writing the great American novel? We bet you’re reading William Faulkner or Toni Morrison. Crafts like these are developed and honed through practice and dedication. Here at Museum Hack […]
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It’s no secret that being cooped up in an office or huddled in a cubicle can impact everything from an employee’s mental state to their work ethic – especially if they see more of their desk than the park just outside the window. Just like energetic grammar school kids need recess, your team needs frequent […]
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This article is all about team building movies. Why? Because sometimes the best way to motivate your team is through good old fashioned storytelling. Stories transform our thinking and inspire us to do great things. Great stories (and movies about teamwork) not only entertain, but they bring people together through shared experiences and help build […]
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Team building is one of those worthwhile investments that can benefit not only your employees’ morale, but also foster company success. Think of team building as a tool to cultivate your company, like a trowel or shovel is to a garden! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite free activities for anyone looking to foster […]
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The age of banning social media at work may be coming to an end. Many companies are nixing the no-social media policy simply because it’s nearly impossible to enforce – especially with the amount of people who own a smartphone or smartwatch. Others, hoping to stay relevant while fostering success and communication, are encouraging it. […]
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Texting, social media, wikipedia-wormholes, Pokemon Go — workplace distractions are real. Add working remotely to the mix and keeping your employees engaged and productive can feel like a feat fit only for Hercules. But the truth is, the tools available for keeping remote workers focused and happy are endless. Whether you have a few remote […]
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Many of our custom company tours are focused on creating a memorable experience for that company’s employees with a healthy mix of team building, amazing stories, and fun. Just before the end of 2015, we were approached by UNICEF, who wanted to know if we could do something a little different. UNICEF’s idea was to […]
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It’s true that many animals thrive alone, living solitary lives, e.g., Shere Khan in the Jungle Book (Hacky Fact: “Shere” means “Tiger” in some Indian dialects and that’s the same “Khan” as Genghis Khan). But we’ve noticed that there are a whole lot of furry and scaly creatures out there that survive on collaboration and […]
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First days at a new job can be tough, and for many employees, fitting in at their new 9-5 home can be a little intimidating. It often takes time for new hires to feel comfortable and fully engage with the business. The good news is, there are ways to make the transition easier for both […]
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For $1.19 an hour, you could have more visitors than your busiest holiday weekend. PokĂ©mon GO has taken the Internet by storm.  The app was released a week ago, and already museums and cultural institutions are seeing a marked increase in visitors.  Best of all? Most of these visitors are the coveted millennial audience! So […]
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Have your museum’s programs become stagnant?  Are you struggling to find new ways to engage audiences and get your staff on board? Peel Art Gallery, Museum, and Archives (“PAMA”) explores the rich history of the Region of Peel in Canada.  Having recently completed a large expansion, PAMA was looking to revitalize their current programming in […]
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A special guest post by Blaire Moskowitz. Have you seen more people than usual staring at their phones in your museum? That is because “PokĂ©mon GO” was released this weekend. It quickly claimed the number one place in the app store and will soon surpass Twitter in daily active users by capturing the attention of […]
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Local Projects is a media design firm that focuses on creating enduring projects through storytelling. Â They utilize collaborative storytelling, technology, and a visitor-first strategy to transform museums and public spaces. We asked Nathan Adkisson, Director of Strategy at Local Projects, to talk with us about their work. Â His insights shed light into how museums can […]
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