Museum 2.0
MARCH 4, 2015
This week marks five years since the book The Participatory Museum was first released. Across the museum field, the questions about visitor participation have gone from "what?" Over the past four years, I''ve been running a small regional art and history museum in Santa Cruz, CA. and "why?" to "how?".
Museum 2.0
JULY 20, 2010
Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. During the ensuing discussion, one woman asked, "Which audiences are least interested in social participation in museums?" Many teens love to perform for each other. They like to do and touch and make.
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Museum 2.0
MARCH 22, 2010
These are some thoughts on a very small museum called the Brazos Valley African American Museum. I was fortunate enough to visit it during the Texas Association of Museums conference, and it brought up some reactions and emotions that I wanted to share with you. I felt lucky it existed.
Museum 2.0
JULY 26, 2010
From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences. In 2003, writer George Scheer inherited his grandmother's thrift store and decided to turn it into an artists' center and museum.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 7, 2010
Last week marked four years for the Museum 2.0 People--especially young folks looking to break into the museum business--often ask me how I got here. Ed Rodley recently wrote a blog post about museum jobs entitled "Getting Hired: It's Who You Know and Who Knows You." hour at the Museum. I made $26/hour at NASA and $7.25/hour
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
It takes the kind of risks that a university art gallery should take. Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders. It encourages process-driven performances and art projects.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 3, 2008
Do Good Well is written by Nathaniel Whittemore who is the founding director of the Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern University. Nina Simon a proud member of Gen Y, writes the very awesome Museum 2.0 blog, but you don't have to be a museum person to get a lot of value from it. Nonprofit Programs and Social Actions.
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