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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. In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise. History and science museums.

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Feelings and Participation

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In reflecting on the sample, I’ve made some broad reflections on museum workers and visitors. Today, I wanted to think about participatory elements, something so essential to this blog. The American Museum of Natural History had two wonderful moments happening this summer. We have people’s good wish and natural interests.

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Designing Talkback Platforms for Different Dialogic Goals

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This technique was used in the Slavery in New York exhibition at the New-York Historical Society and continues in the popular StoryCorps project. When you want visitors to spend a long time reflecting and sharing their thoughts, you need to design spaces for response that are comfortable and minimize distractions.

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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. Consider the experience of the Computer History Museum and their Yelp! Other person: Nope.

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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.

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How False Conviction Could Help Science Centers Be More Human

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Then again, the New York Hall of Science isn’t just any science center. I cut out from the meeting by myself to check out an exhibition called Open House, if These Walls Could Talk at the Minnesota History Center. The Innocence Project is a tremendously participatory project, with hundreds of volunteers around the country.

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