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The MCG is for technologists, curators, educators, marketers and more in and around museums #musetech
Will you be joining us at The ThinkTank on 5th December for #MuseTech25 ?

Lucy Hinnie from Wikimedia UK will be speaking about developing tools for Open Culture

The last remaining tickets, including a livestream option are available via our website.
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Can't make it to #MuseTech25 Seize The Tech at the ThinkTank next month?

We now have a livestream option, for £30 you can join us virtually on the 5th December. Buy your ticket and see the programme on our website

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November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We're just catching up on all the #Museum30 posts! As we're a month away from #MuseTech25 we're #sharing the link to our website where you can see a full conference programme and buy tickets.

'Seize The Tech' Fri 5 Dec at The ThinkTank in Birmingham

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November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We'd like to say a massive thank you to our #Musetech25 sponsors Bloomberg Connects.

Explore over 1,000 museums, sculpture parks, cultural spaces, and more on Bloomberg Connects! Learn about the free-to-use guide platform at our one day conference on 5 December at The ThinkTank in Birmingham.
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
⚡️ Lightning talk announcement: AMA Culture Hive’s Carol Jones will join us to talk community-driven #AI and how it can democratise skills development.

#MuseTech25 is taking place on the 5th December at the Birmingham Think Tank.

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October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Callum Brogan, Digital Producer (AI & Crowdsourcing), Imperial War Museum will be joining us at #MuseTech25 with a talk about re-imagining accessibility to collections with the help of AI

Tickets for the one day event at The ThinkTank in Birmingham 5 Dec
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October 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
⚡️Lightning talk announcement: “Tech It To The Next Level: Enhancing Experiences and Driving Growth”

The Design Museum’s Josephine Chanter joins us on the 5th December to talk strategy, innovation, and engagement #MuseTech25

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October 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Why do projects fail? @ashliparmann.bsky.social joins us at #Musetech25 for the talk 'Beyond the Promise: what digital failures reveal about the cultural sector’s readiness for change'.

Buy tickets and see the conference programme on our website: museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Have you booked your ticket for #Musetech25 yet?

Alison Bean, Website Product Manager at The British Museum will be speaking about accessibility and how to make it easier for disabled and neurodivergent visitors to plan a visit to your museum

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September 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At #MuseTech25 Graeme Ellis from Science Museum Group and Katie Moffat from Substrakt will be speaking about empowering audiences, easing operations:

How the Science Museum transformed group bookings across five museums

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September 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It's 12 weeks until #MuseTech25 and we'd like to say a huge thank you to our hosts Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum.

Buy tickets and see the conference programme on our website

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September 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
#MuseTech25 Keynote: FOMO is not a strategy!

Rachel Coldicutt OBE, Executive Director of Careful Industries, will explore practical methods for combining curiosity with inventiveness while putting people and planet first.

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September 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We'd like to say a big thank you our conference sponsors this year, Numiko and Manifesto.

We'd also like to say thank you to everyone who has bought an earlybird ticket to #MuseTech25 so far, there's only a very small amount remaining!

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September 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy September!

We are excited to announce the programme for our conference this year, 'Seize The Tech' at The ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December.

🎟️A small amount of Earlybird tickets are available, visit our website for full details

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September 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Less than a week to submit a proposal for #MuseTech25
Would you like to speak at our conference?

This year we're returning to the ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December

Seize the tech! Is the #MuseTech25 theme. To find out more and submit a proposal visit our website 👇

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June 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Always an excellent conference, and a welcoming, constructive community! (Sadly I have a clash and can't go 😭 )
Would you like to speak at our conference?

This year we're returning to the ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December

Seize the tech! Is the #MuseTech25 theme. To find out more and submit a proposal visit our website 👇

museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
May 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Would you like to speak at our conference?

This year we're returning to the ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December

Seize the tech! Is the #MuseTech25 theme. To find out more and submit a proposal visit our website 👇

museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
May 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy #InternationalMuseumDay

📢 The perfect time to announce our annual conference!

🏛️Museums+Tech 2025 will be returning to the ThinkTank in Birmingham on Friday 5 December.

💻'Seize The Tech!' is the theme and we're on the look out for speakers 👇

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May 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
And our survey said....

One of the current discussions on the MCG List is about web surveys. What platform are you using?

If you haven't already, join the Museums Computer Group discussion list 👇

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May 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Congratulations to all the Digital Culture Network award winners!

That's our lunchtime reading sorted today....https://digitalculturenetwork.org.uk/news/announcing-the-2025-digital-culture-awards-winners
March 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Last week we had our first in person Museums Computer Group committee meeting of the year at The British Library - we forgot to take photos but we did start making plans for the #MuseTech25 conference. Lots more details to follow!
March 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Happy Pi Day!

Raspberry Pi has been a recent conversation on the MCG list. Join in the discussion 👇

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March 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Thank you! Yes there's no such thing as a silly question (well, within reason!) on the MCG discussion list.

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March 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of the talking points on the MCG list at the moment is around digital strategy.

What one piece of advice would you give to those currently thinking about digital strategy?

Join the free discussion list and take part in the conversation

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March 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Good morning! If you're following us you're probably aware of the MCG discussion list: it's an active email-based community with over 1,700 members. It’s a lively and supportive forum for a diverse group of professionals from museums, galleries, cultural heritage, higher education etc 👇
March 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM