Are Pop-Up Museums Killing the Traditional Museum?
Are Pop-Up Museums Killing the Traditional Museum?
October 31, 2019 by Taylor Studios
Capturing the moment at New York City’s 2017 pop-up museum, ‘The Egg House’.
There are lots of Instagramable moments at LA’s ‘Museum of Selfies’.
Visitors enjoyed taking colorful selfies at Germany’s ‘Supercandy!’ pop-up museum in 2018.
Pop-up museums are a hot topic in the museum
world. Keeping the next generation’s attention is a challenging task. Many millennials
do not want to miss an opportunity to experience something unique, take a
photo, and share that experience with an online community was created by a bored millennial who thought that
museums were stuck in the past. Pop-up museums craft an experience that lasts
for a limited time and is picture-perfect. This seems like the ideal solution
to appeal to the millennial generation. However, looking to the future, does
this solution destroy traditional museums?
A few articles for consideration:
Please share your thoughts and opinions. I am
eager to spark the conversation and explore the evolution of the museum.