World Ocean Radio https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/world-ocean-radio-old/22245 World Ocean Radio Podcast en [email protected] Maritime Museums and the Future https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/radio-item/144-maritime-museums-and-future <p>October marked the biennial meeting of the International Congress of Maritime Museums in Washington D.C. and Newport News, Virginia. This year&#39;s theme: connecting with the future. Museums are facing a crisis of identity and funding. Admissions are down, as are philanthropy, government support, and corporate sponsorships. What does it really mean to connect to the future? What might a future museum look like? Will it simply be a leaner version of its current self, or will it be completely transformed into a new virtuality?</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/radio-item/144-maritime-museums-and-future" target="_blank">read more</a></p> 5:46 October marked the biennial meeting of the International Congress of Maritime Museums in Washington D.C. and Newport News, Virginia. This year&#39;s theme: connecting with the future. Museums are facing a crisis of identity and funding. Admissions are down, as are philanthropy, government support, and corporate sponsorships. What does it really mean to connect to the future? What might a future museum look like? Will it simply be a leaner version of its current self, or will it be completely transformed into a new virtuality? read more October marked the biennial meeting of the International Congress of Maritime Museums in Washington D.C. and Newport News, Virginia. This year&#39;s theme: connecting with the future. Museums are facing a crisis of identity and funding. Admissions are down, as are philanthropy, government support, and corporate sponsorships. What does it really mean to connect to the future? What might a future museum look like? Will it simply be a leaner version of its current self, or will it be completely transformed into a new virtuality? read more Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:32:10 +0000 https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/files/radio/144_MaritimeMuseumsAndTheFuture.mp3