LET'S INSPIRE TOMORROW'S CULTURE AND TOURISM EXPERIENCE

International trade fair, focusing on business and sustainable challenges of museums, cultural and touristic venues, Museum Connections highlights trends and innovations to imagine the new visitors’ experiences.

A constantly changing universe

Cultural and tourist consumption is evolving, competition is diversifying, visitors have new demands. The economic model of cultural venues must constantly be re-invented.

Offering an unforgettable visitor experience goes beyond the mission of mediation and transmission, to arouse surprise and wonder.

Get ahead with Museum Connections

Trade fair, conferences, business meetings, events, demonstrations, exhibitions, e-news, VR, A true think tank in the world of culture, Museum Connections gives the opportunity to build their future by bringing out new solutions. 

Museum Connections is THE meeting point of all the dimensions that will imagine tomorrow’s cultural and tourist experience.

Museum Connections, the expertise of industry professionals

Museum Connections benefits from the support of professionals from museums, cultural venues  and tourism and relies on three committees to ensure the relevance of the event and its adequacy to current challenges.

MUSEUM CONNECTIONS, SUPPORTING YOU FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS

1994

Creation of Museum Expressions 

The trade show for products and cultural marketing culturel by Gilles BARISSAT.

1994
2015

Renewal with Museum Connections 

Aware of the digital revolution in the cultural industry, Museum Expressions becomes Museum Connections.

2015
2020

25 years of existance

Museum Connections celebrates its 25th anniversary and affirms its identity as an “International meeting place for the equipment and enhancement of musums, cultural and touristic venues”. 

“let’s inspire tomorrow’s culture and tourism experience”

2020

The offer

Incubator of forward-thinking solutions and trends accelerator, Museum Connections deciphers consumer expectations and anticipates buoyant market developments by gathering an offer responding to the problems of professionals in the cultural and tourism sector.

Museum SHOP

Products - Trends - Inspiration

DID YOU KNOW?

50% of cultural sites’ visitors enter the shop during their visit

20 € is the average amount spent in the store

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More than a simple points-of-sale, museums’ and cultural sites’ shops have become an integral part of the visitor experience. They not only offer original and nicely designed products but also reflect your identity and offer  an unforgettable souvenir for your visitors. 

+220 SHOP EXHIBITORS

Publishing
Jewellery
Decoration & Tablewear
Delicatessen & Food
Fragrances & Cosmetics
Fashion & Accessories
Stationery & cards
Coins & medals
Art Objects & reproductions
games, toys & stuffed animals

Museum TECH

equipment - technologies - innovation

DID YOU KNOW ?

74% of French people would like more digital devices to see artworks in a new light

89% wish for Museums to become more dynamic and visitor-friendly

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Cultural mediation techniques are evolving, digital museums are multiplying, virtual reality and innovation are now part of the essential investments of cultural and touristic sites.

+180 TECH Exhibitors

Ticketing services
visiting aids
Furniture & storage
Point of sale management
Cultural mediation, games, educational devices
Exhibitions, scenography & signage
Multimedia
Merchandising
collections management, archiving & reproductions
Professional organizations & Institutions
Communication & Marketing

RISING CREATOR

15 Young creators

Within Museum Shop, the Rising Creator area brings together young creators highlighting a craft, art or handmade work.

POPUP STORE

Spot the latest trends in one glance and identify exhibitors’ products that will make your store successful.

The selection of the PopUp Store‘s product id defined by a committee or cultural and toursim retail experts from various cultural institutions in France and abroad.

This space also offers you retail expertise and advice on scenography for cultural and tourist shops.

STARTUP VILLAGE

50 young companies

Located at the heart of Museum Tech, the StartUp Village brings together young companies with an innovative view at the cultural world of tomorrow, approaching virtual & augmented reality, intuitive mobile apps, chatbots, artificial Intelligence, interactive cultural mediation…

INNOVATION TV

INNOVATION DUOs

Discover concrete applications of the solutions presented at the show, through a presentation composed of a duo:

CULTURAL VENUE x SUPPLIER

10 minutes interview + 10 minutes questions / answers