Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I love alternative history novels. I was thinking I’d do a few alternative histories of museums for the first post of the last month of the decade. As I imagined a world without Nina Simon ’s Participatory Museum , I felt sad about all the visitors whose voices (and post-it note comments) weren’t honored.

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Museum Work Social Media History 21

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

Rather than giving people blank sheets of paper and markers, the DAM educators devised a brilliant scheme that gives people a low barrier to entry into the daunting world of art-making. I saw teens and adults who sat and did this activity for 45 minutes and wasn’t surprised to hear that some people spend over an hour on it.

Denver 21

Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

We don''t involve people in content development to "boost ticket sales." But that business model requires experienced staff who know how to empower people, facilitate meaningful participation, respond to community issues and interests, and ignite learning. I know these people exist. What is the metaphor for participatory arts?

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Journal Participatory Museum Community 54

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

And people aren't just thinking about this stuff; many museums have taken real, exciting action in the last year. at the Brooklyn Museum , Tech Virtual at The Tech , and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. (By But enough of these experiences have convinced me that the participatory museum is not a fringe concept.

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Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory 20

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

and Humanity Cash , a tech venture focused on alternative digital currencies. As a platform for such local activity, more participatory forms of engagement are already envisaged—an area “culture pass” for museums and arts institutions is one exciting example—to further stimulate local activity.

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Local Digital Experiment Alternative 104

Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2012

When we talk about making museums or performing arts organizations more participatory and dynamic, those changes are often seen as threatening to the traditional arts experience. What if historic arts experiences were actually a lot more participatory? From the Ancient Greeks through the 1800s, audiences were rowdy, engaged people.

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Greece Arts Industry Participatory 51

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

I didn't grow up staring open-mouthed at natural history dioramas or wandering through art galleries. I walk around and get a sense for people and place. I work in museums because I hate schools and see museums as a viable alternative. There are many parallels between free-choice learning and participatory design.

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Museum Alternative Education University 29