Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, the Irvine Foundation put out a new report, Getting In On the Act , about participatory arts practice and new frameworks for audience engagement. Here's what I think is really strong about the report: Coordinated, succinct research findings supporting the rise of active arts engagement.

Participatory 50

Participatory Arts Report Case Study 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2012

How do you help visitors know what they can and cannot do in your museum? Most museums have this figured out: they have signs, they have guards, they have cases over the objects. And this works pretty well in science museums, where designers talk about "hardening" exhibits to withstand the more aggressive touchers among us.

Museum 49

Museum Denver Artist Milwaukee 49

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2017

This is the ninth in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ( MAH )'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. Studying engineering taught me to think like a designer: state the problem, brainstorm, test, iterate.

Develop 20

Develop Artist Participatory Blended 20

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Do Artisans a World of Good For many people, art and craft-making is their livelihood. For example, A Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sampler of Organic Breakfast Blend, Organic French Roast and Organic Sumatran Reserve is $26.95. Wouldn't be great if some of that $923.36 Here are a few ideas for those special someones. Today is a gift.

Gift 67

Gift New Mexico Giving Mexico 67