Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

At the time, we thought it was financial trouble, but it turned out it was much deeper than that,” Simon says. She says that the museum made changes in hiring and board recruitment practices, and invited the community in to help reshape the facility into a place that reflected and represented its people and their interests.

Audience 49

Audience Washington Museum Intergenerational 49

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

As time has gone on, my attention has shifted from the tactic of participation to the outcome of building community. In some ways, we do a good job engaging people who reflect our whole County. If we want to reflect the identities of our community, we’ve got to focus on changing that. Showing that their voice matters.

Build 20

Build Community Museum Artist 20

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 16, 2013

When I reflected on our museum, I realized we have some inconsistencies in how we calculate attendance. Internal to an individual museum, relative attendance--changes over time or program--can yield useful information. For us, annual attendance includes programmatic activities onsite and off.

St. Louis 55

St. Louis Impact Museum Denver 55