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12 Ways We Made our Santa Cruz Collects Exhibition Participatory

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That meant months of tracking down leads for people with interesting collections and working with them to develop an approach to showcasing their objects that was cohesive while honoring the diversity of their experiences. We tracked down as many people as we could and developed a big spreadsheet so we could evaluate the possibilities.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

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Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?” A few suggestions for how to think strategically about hosting them: Provide activities or offerings that align with your desired image.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

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It was fascinating to see people--across social differences--responding to representations of love in the paintings, images, objects and narratives that were part of the installation. It is a personality test (based on real science) in which you can determine your own love style by answering a series of questions, teen magazine-style.