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Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and Related Events

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The recent series of events, from Ferguson to Cleveland and New York, have created a watershed moment. New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. It is not enough on its own.

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How Museum Hack Transforms Museum Tours: Interview with Dustin Growick

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A new company in New York, Museum Hack , is reinventing the museum tour from the outside in. They give high-energy, interactive tours of the Metropolitan Museum and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). But you don’t have to take my word for it: next time you’re in New York, shoot me an e-mail.

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Dangerous/Ridiculous: Reflections on AAM

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Eric talked about how the New York Hall of Science is trying to fund risk-taking, not just talk about it or under-resource it. It was terrific to have a packed room and a long, open conversation (we split the session into half presenting, half audience discussion) about these issues. History and science museums.

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A Decade of Museums and Museum Work

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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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Designing Talkback Platforms for Different Dialogic Goals

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We have different conversations on the phone than we do in person or in internet chat rooms. The outcome of our conversations is dependent on the diversity of designed environments in which they occur. If someone asks you a question on Twitter, you can only respond with 140 characters. A lone "What do you think?"

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

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If museums get involved in these online-offline partnerships, we can bring new audiences through our doors, familiarize them with museum-going in a comfortable way, and reap the benefits of their online musings about their real-life experiences. Audience Development These events bring in new audiences in a comfortable context.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Fast Company / New York, NY / $1,999. INBOUND 2016.