Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. When activities were not facilitated, people were often too timid to interact.

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Participatory Arts Audience Museum 51

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. I loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. SETUP Cut your instructions down to as little text as possible. Accolades are more inspiring than instructions.

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Design Participatory Learning Instruction 45

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

We had documented the activity with pictures of the people with their cards, and it was abundantly clear after the dust cleared that the personality and energy of the recommendations were in the images, not the cards. A recommendation is a gift, and it is best packaged in some positive or intriguing sentiment. What would you do?

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Experiment Lesson Learning Museum 44

Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2010

This is the third in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This post covers my personal process of encouraging--and harnessing--participation in the creation of The Participatory Museum. As the participatory content review progressed well, I started looking for other ways for people to help.

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Participatory Museum Process Experiment 33

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

You need to turn the ways you currently do research into listening activities, and you need to ask your community specifically to help you improve the museum. Improving the Visitor Experience Listening is an active behavior. active owner base that was not being sufficiently engaged in their marketing campaigns. and opportunity.

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Museum Teen Second Life Discussion 20