In the mid-1990s, when many museums were beginning to take their first hesitant steps toward building online personae, the worry still holding many back was that if a collection or experience were available online, in-person visitation would invariably decline (Anderson 1996; Cody 1997; Wallace 1995). In the 25 years since, that fear has largely been dispelled even as our technical ability to digitally capture and disseminate cultural collections has improved exponentially, even to the point that the online experience in some ways exceeds the in-person experience. Indeed, museums have moved far beyond the ability to show a few images of the major works in a collection, adding opportunities that mirror almost all the offerings of the in-person experience. But even this “Mona Lisa” effect has not driven in-person visitation down. Rather the opposite. Anyone who has elbowed through the crowds at many of the world’s best-known museums can attest to that. Indeed, having been among this ubiquitous press of people, I could not help but think on such occasions that it would take an act of God to reduce the numbers and improve the quality of viewing.

Au cours des deux dernières décennies, une vaste réflexion a porté sur les transformations profondes qui sont venues bouleverser le monde des musées. En plus de mener des travaux portant sur les tendances sociétales et leurs répercussions sur la démocratisation culturelle, qui affectent les comportements des visiteurs, jeunes comme adultes, il devient impératif pour le monde universitaire de poser un regard critique sur les grandes orientations qui balisent la formation des muséologues en Amérique du Nord et en Europe. L’examen des transformations de l’institution muséale commande une véritable transformation des programmes d’études supérieures en muséologie, afin de faire face aux nouveaux enjeux de la culture et de son développement. Cet article identifie certaines tendances, comme la convergence des bibliothèques, des archives et des musées, traduite par l’expression anglophone « L.A.M. », la cybermuséologie et les TIC, qui contribuent à transformer l’institution muséale. Celles-ci convoquent de nouvelles perspectives à l’égard du savoir, du savoir-faire et du savoir-être, voire du « savoir-devenir », dans la formation d’études supérieures en muséologie, afin de faire face aux nouveaux défis et enjeux posés par la société de demain.Over the past two decades, a flood of reflections on major changes have overwhelmed the world of museums. In addition to work on societal trends (Tobelem, 2005; Mairesse, 2011; Hooper-Grennhill, 2000) and their repercussions on the principles of cultural democratization, which affect the behaviour of visitors of all ages (Simon, 2010), it has become imperative for academia to take a critical look at policies behind museology training programs for young professionals in North America and Europe. This article is based on certain trends, such as the convergence of libraries, archives and museums, which contribute to transforming the museum institution and summon new perspectives on knowledge, know-how, and knowing how to be, which young museologists acquire through specialized museology training. The authors suggest that museology programs may need to consider the concept of “knowing how to become” in order to adapt to training that is being called to change over the coming decades.Durante los dos últimos decenios, numerosas reflexiones han abordado las grandes transformaciones que han conmocionado al mundo de los museos. Además de los trabajos sobre las tendencias sociales (Tobelem, 2005; Mairesse, 2011; Hooper-Grennhill, 2000) y sus repercusiones sobre los principios de la democratización cultural que afecta el comportamiento de los visitantes, jóvenes y adultos (Simon, 2010), se ha vuelto imperativo para el mundo universitario de prestar atención a las orientaciones que trazan la formación de los jóvenes profesionales en museología en América del norte y en Europa. Este artículo replantea ciertas tendencias como la convergencia de las bibliotecas, de los archivos y de los museos, que contribuyen a transformar la institución museística y que exigen nuevas perspectivas sobre los saber...

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25th ICOM General Conference. International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan, 1–7 September 2019 by Sheila K. HoffmanInteraction, Integration, and Flow. Researching the Museum in the Global Contemporary, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian, 15–20 September 2019 by Conal McCarthy‘Amui ‘i Mu’a: Ancient Futures Conference. Tanoa International Dateline Hotel, Tonga, 7–12 October 2019 by Billie Lythberg

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