Museum 2.0

JANUARY 9, 2017

I'd always assumed that more representation is better than less representation, more press is better than less press, more sharing and engaging is better than the alternative. The problem, of course, is when you choose not to participate, most people don't see it as a noble protest. Most people don't notice at all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Each year they bring together diverse, passionate people for a sleep-away camp for adults where they learn together through active, creative workshops and activities. Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. People voted by clapping.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 8, 2015

In the last week: 10,000ish people saw the blog post on the web or as an email. 3,125 people viewed the game. 610 people played the game. 20 people commented on it. Some people actively play, share, collect, or gather online content. We ask: how can we motivate more people to contribute?

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Game Museum Participatory Comment 20

Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2009

People are having fun with this experience, and who can blame them? We use these stories to try to understand objects and the people who own and use them, and to poke a little fun while we're at it. The participatory element employs an accessible speculative question.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Blueprint is the story of a group of people who tried to create a Dutch Museum of National History (INNL). Blueprint is a maddening sketch of the museum that might have been, one that alternates between shaky and bold strokes. The early participatory projects are terrific. The media strategy is impressive.

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Museum History Netherlands Create 36

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Dustin: About a year ago I met a couple of people from Museum Hack at a conference. They were “preaching the museum gospel” in NYC via alternative tours at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. But I know that Nick Gray, the Museum Hack founder, often emphasizes that Museum Hack is for people who don’t love (or even like) museums.

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Museum Interview New York Interaction 55

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 9, 2011

It's a little living room in a lobby area that invites people to lounge on comfortable chairs, leaf through magazines and books related to art and Santa Cruz history, and generally hang out. For Lisa, the goal is for people to engage with the exhibitions. People love petting zoos.". You can learn more about her work here.

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Museum Arts History Columbus 51

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

readers, I'm almost done with the first draft of The Participatory Museum: A Practical Guide , a book that explores the theory, practice, and design techniques for involving visitors and community members in the creation and sharing of cultural content. Tags: participatory museum. Dear Museum 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Lots of people were there (I ran out of handouts – I was surprised to see how many people showed up.) There were a very wide range of people there, from folks who didn’t know a whole lot about open source, to those who were developing open source apps. That speaks volumes to me.

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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

APRIL 12, 2011

I've experienced all kinds of fabulous museums and participatory experiences from Stockholm to Columbus, Ohio, many of which I will be sharing soon on this blog. For people who will not be in Houston but would like to partake, the session on creative risks will be part of the AAM virtual conference , which will be streamed on May 23-24.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2019

Non-traditional forms of grantmaking are also gaining in popularity, such as “participatory grantmaking,” where community members (not foundation staff) are the people who determine who receives grants. Better yet, do any of these people have any connections with those grantors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

This is crucial if we all believe in "A Book in Every Child's Hand" and consequently, it implies the need to create alternate channels of creating and reaching books to children. Scribd : Uploading our books frequently so that they can be read by more people. Also to inform people about our books through book trailers.

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India Strategy Skype Remix 99

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Because at this point for us, radio has been very effective in reaching people, but it’s not always the most effective for getting a feedback loop or making it interactive.” . At Volta Star, a lot of people called, but a smaller percentage called on a regular basis, Sullivan said. Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 10, 2018

but I felt like I didn't have any alternative formats to draw on. I had lots of creative formats for drawing people out, sharing stories, and working collaboratively. Invite people into participation. These kinds of rules have the surprising dual effect of helping people know what to expect AND making events more memorable.

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Hosting Arts Help Museum 31

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Some people are rightfully fearful of "dumbing down" their model for scale. I love asking people what they think the turkey and the bread is--especially folks who appreciate the MAH but aren't deeply involved. The more people I ask, the closer I get to understanding what's a condiment and what is core.

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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.

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Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Imagine a small enough group that you can spend meaningful time with brilliant people in your field. We've created an alternative website to provide a more participatory version of the standard pre-conference informational site. Now, imagine it happening in a beautiful retreat center on the beach.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Now, onto the links: If you have a great idea for a participatory learning project that uses digital tools, the MacArthur Foundation wants to give you money. Speaking of games, the scenarios for the futurecasting alternate reality game Superstruct (say that three times fast) are now available. We're still looking for your Museum 2.0-related

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2008

Joe commented that they didn’t want people to feel like they were getting into something radically different, that this is just an opening overture to potential changes in years to come. It will be interesting to see how people react to the conference and whether they feel valued or put upon in the participatory sessions.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2009

In almost all cases, museums assure me that they want to be in conversation, that they want to be responsive, that they want to “really hear” what people think. This message spurred hundreds more comments on Facebook, blog posts, and tweets, which eventually made their way to people like me. But don't despair.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Today, the Luce Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is launching what they claim is the first ever alternate reality game (ARG) in a museum. And yes, to collect lots of photographs of peoples' eyes. Are you ready to construct fictional, alternative narratives about your collection? To expand their audiences.

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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. Institutions tying their online and onsite activities, as the Ontario Science Centre did when it hosted a YouTube meetup , or the Smithsonian American Art Museum did when they developed an alternate reality game.

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Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2007

By sending people on missions. tracking an agent, and inevitably end up interrogating homeless people and perfect strangers—engaging in social behavior they would never consider in “real” life. By giving people roles. How can educational programs at museums push the boundaries of comfort to support these special experiences?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

So it’s for the people, by the people, is kind of the mantra here. . So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. How do we do it in a way that feels inclusive, that people are heard, and that we can make decisions and not be overwhelmed by the process? How do we do this well?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2008

I've written before about techniques for talking to strangers, looking at how buttons , buses , and dogs and can all be tools for participatory design. I used that instruction recently to kick off a meeting at a museum planning a participatory education space. people who cut in line). What compels you to talk to strangers?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 10, 2009

This can be an incredibly technical topic, as it focuses on the ways that platforms (online, exhibits, museums) can harness the individual activities of many visitors and create meaningful experiential outputs that connect people to each other. exhibition. As Paul commented, "you don't point at things when you're alone."

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2009

Because they were a part of the experience rather than the focal point, they could impart an air of friendliness and participation without making people feel that they had to participate. Then, they offered different shapes and colors of post-its, as well as pens and markers, for people to write responses. Not so for the post-its.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2008

The questions I've become most interested in recently are speculative questions , like those posed by the alternate reality game World Without Oil , which presupposes an oil shock that leaves people seeking new energy options. Tags: participatory museum usercontent inclusion. In questions, it comes out loud and clear.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

In many museums, comment cards are currently the most "participatory" part of the visitor experience. In most institutions, the suggestions on comment cards don't get to the people in power. The suggestions have to be reasonably focused so that people can make comparative judgments. Focuses users on prioritizing ideas.

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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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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 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. Why are we training future leaders of alternative learning using traditional academic techniques and facilities?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2010

Suzanne: That key thing for Oldenburg is that you go to interact with people. A clique can take over and drive away people who don't fit. People will not always do the right thing. We need to set up spaces in which doing the right thing--welcoming all kinds of people--is easy, facilitated and enforced. Alternatives?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Last week, NAS brought 25 people (including me) to Washington to discuss what issues might be appropriate to cover in the report, which is at least 3 years from hitting the press (assuming it receives funding). Some leaders are more conservative than I feared, and these people are alternately smug and desperate about maintaining their power.

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