Planning Tools
A suite of browser-based planning tools developed by Museum Planning LLC over 25 years of institutional practice. Free to use. No login required. No installation.
Museum School
Museum School is an integrated suite of tools covering every phase of museum development — from strategic planning through exhibition design. Used by museum directors, board members, and civic leaders.
Museum School — Full Suite
Five integrated tools covering the complete arc of museum planning. Start with strategy, move through master planning and feasibility, design the exhibitions, track performance in the dashboard.
Interactive strategic planning framework. Mission, vision, goals, and implementation roadmap. Structured for board presentation.
Open tool →Space programming, visitor flow, exhibition framework, capital budget, and phasing strategy in one structured tool.
Open tool →Market analysis, visitation projections, operating budget modeling, and site evaluation framework before capital is committed.
Open tool →Visitor-centered exhibition planning. Concept development, content hierarchy, interactives matrix, and fabrication brief.
Open tool →Operational performance tracking for museum directors. Attendance, revenue, program metrics, and board reporting framework.
Open tool →All five tools in one place, with navigation between phases and a unified planning framework.
Open Museum School →Additional tools
An experimental tool that connects what you are looking at right now — a cup of coffee, light on a wall — to an object in a museum collection. Submitted to Prix Ars Electronica 2026.
Open →Plan and document a museum installation from concept through opening. Equipment schedules, spatial diagrams, and technical specifications.
Open →All tools are open-access and free to use. For a guided engagement — a Museum Vitality Index, a full strategic plan, or concept-through-opening-day work — contact Museum Planning LLC directly.
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