Stories

Tue 8^th September 2026

Coffee Chats: Creating Space for Conversation Across TheMuseumsLab Alumni Network

Peer-led Coffee Chats bring together TheMuseumsLab Alumni across cohorts and continents. The first session offered time to reconnect, exchange experiences and discuss questions facing museums and heritage institutions.

Thu 16^th July 2026

Building Emotional Connections with Rhinos Through Poetry | CollabFund

Co-MammalHub returned in April with a rhino-themed line-up of talks, poetry readings and poetry workshops in Pretoria.

Tue 14^th July 2026

Partner Museums Meeting at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

On 19 June 2026, Facilitators and Directors of TheMuseumsLab Partner Museums Network met at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin to discuss the future of the Network and explore new ways to strengthen it.

Tue 7^th July 2026

TheMuseumsLab Forum 2026: A day of reconnection, exchange, and dialogue

Museum directors, cultural practitioners, researchers, and colleagues from across the TheMuseumsLab network and beyond came together in Berlin for a day of exchange on the evolving role of museums and memorial sites in a rapidly changing world.

Thu 11^th December 2025

Five Years of TheMuseumsLab: Two Days of Joint Reflection and Celebration in Berlin

In June 2025, TheMuseumsLab celebrated its five-year anniversary by bringing together members of its network for a rare in-person gathering in Berlin.

Group photo in front of museum für naturkunde berlin

Wed 10^th December 2025

CollabFund Networking Forum 2025: A Day of Collaboration and Exchange

On 20 November 2025, the CollabFund Networking Forum brought together the seven selected CollabFund project teams for a structured programme of presentations, discussions and networking opportunities. The forum aimed to provide visibility for the funded projects and enable focused interaction between the project teams and a transcontinental professional audience.

Collabfund Networking Forum screenshot of online event