We delight in discovering the strange, mysterious, sexy, untold stories behind the people, places, and things we think we know everything about. Read along with us as we chase down amazing stories from around the world.
Boasting a collection of more than two million items, it can be difficult to know exactly where to begin during a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Spending an afternoon meandering from gallery to gallery, staring at paintings and pretending you know what you’re looking at is a great way […]
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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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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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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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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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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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A special guest post by Blaire Moskowitz. Have you seen more people than usual staring at their phones in your museum? That is because “Pokémon 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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In late 2015, Ricky Jackson took the stage at TEDxMet. Having served a 39-year prison sentence for a crime he did not commit. Many might have expected Ricky to talk about the justice system. Instead, Ricky took us on a journey to freedom, a journey that began in his childhood. His talk reminds us that […]
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One day last month, a man named Narcissus wandered into the bathroom at his girlfriend’s apartment, only to discover that it contained the perfect lighting for mirror selfies. Jealous that she had kept this fact hidden from him for so long, he took photo after photo of himself until his phone’s battery reached zero. Dumbfounded […]
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Last summer we were shocked to find one of the world’s largest media companies piggy-backing on our small brand. It appeared this company was using the Museum Hack trademark, without permission, to increase traffic to their website. Heads up — today’s article outlines that media company’s continued disregard for good business practice and laws. The […]
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Planning a wedding is exciting. It is also exhausting, stressful, and often overwhelming. The to-do list is often longer than your wedding dress and the days until your wedding day seem to come too fast. That is why, when it comes to the bachelorette party, we leave it in the hands of our maid of […]
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The flowers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art create a multi-sensory experience. Although they do not play a central role, they produce a colorful scent scape to enhance your visit. We want to do an inside scoop on the man who is responsible for this avenue of creativity, Remco van Vliet. Didn’t know the Metropolitan Museum had a florist? Watch […]
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This past summer, Caroline Perkins was on a mission: to comparatively study art museum adult education programs. She was looking for the best ways that museums can “convey art historical content in an engaging manner.” What she found are some profound insights into what works — and doesn’t work — in art museum programming. We […]
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Nick Gray is Museum Hack’s CEO and Founder. He works with businesses and museums around the world on creating unique and innovative experiences that bond teams and engage audiences. Today, he shares ideas on how he fosters growth and creativity within the Museum Hack team. Three months ago I had a Eureka moment… “The best investment I can make […]
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Watch our TEDx talk to find out more about: How Museum Hack started. How gossip, games and guides make our tours different. Nick’s love for magical gold, an ancient baby Jesus, and sexy jasper lips. Or read below for a transcript of the video.
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Lee Siegel, Slate Magazine’s art critic, has developed a series of fantastic podcasts as Slate’s Unauthorized Alternatives to the traditional museum audio tours. Slate recently shared one on the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can download these podcasts as mp3s, and take them with you to the museum for a semi-self guided tour. (ZIP file here) The tours give […]
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