Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Now, onto the links: If you have a great idea for a participatory learning project that uses digital tools, the MacArthur Foundation wants to give you money. Speaking of games, the scenarios for the futurecasting alternate reality game Superstruct (say that three times fast) are now available. Tags: Quick Hits.

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Fund Teen Museum Game 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

But the design of Side Trip really allows those stories to flourish, both through creative acts like the poster-making and light show and through participatory expression on the rolodexes and the Youtube-a-phone. Projects design participatory museum. Tags: exhibition Museums Engaging in 2.0

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Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Institutions tying their online and onsite activities, as the Ontario Science Centre did when it hosted a YouTube meetup , or the Smithsonian American Art Museum did when they developed an alternate reality game. But enough of these experiences have convinced me that the participatory museum is not a fringe concept. There is funding.

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Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2008

It will be interesting to see how people react to the conference and whether they feel valued or put upon in the participatory sessions. Whatever the outcome, I salute museum people actually living up to conference themes and the lip service paid to alternate conference formats. Tags: professional development.

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Studies Associations Houston Museum 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2009

There is an alternative for those who are really ready to hear from visitors: engage responsively in an invested, honest, personal manner. This is why I always say that participatory tools are about relationships, not technology. Tags: web2.0 They may be in Rome, but they’re not ready to do like the locals. But don't despair.

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Conversation Museum Artist Minneapolis 21

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Today, the Luce Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is launching what they claim is the first ever alternate reality game (ARG) in a museum. Ghosts of a Chance is a great example of the museum leveraging a niche community (ARG-ers) to energize and provide seed content for participants who are new to participatory gaming.

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Game Museum Arts Alternative 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 10, 2009

As she moves through the museum, she uses a web-based application to tag her favorite exhibits, or perhaps she texts a rating for each exhibit to SMS short codes posted at the bottom of each label. What "no-tech" visitor actions or interrelations reflect your participatory goals? What others should we consider?

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Social Network Tech Network Museum 22

Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2008

I've written before about techniques for talking to strangers, looking at how buttons , buses , and dogs and can all be tools for participatory design. I used that instruction recently to kick off a meeting at a museum planning a participatory education space. These activities are not always grounds for participatory encounters.

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Participatory St. Louis Museum Game 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2009

I think the bathroom wall made this possible by being an alternative for those who wanted to be a little less focused and just have fun with sharpies. Tags: evaluation exhibition design participatory museum usercontent. There was not a SINGLE off-topic or inappropriate submission on the post-it walls.

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Advice Museum Facilitation Student 31

Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2008

The questions I've become most interested in recently are speculative questions , like those posed by the alternate reality game World Without Oil , which presupposes an oil shock that leaves people seeking new energy options. Tags: participatory museum usercontent inclusion. A leading voice in declarative labels can hide.

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Question Museum Participatory Voice 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2007

I was struck recently by the description of players in an alternate reality game, SF0 , in which people go on cultural “missions” around the Bay Area. Tags: programs participatory museum comfort. When you pursue an unusual goal, you may need to take on an atypical persona. This doesn’t have to mean elf or spy.

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Program People Museum Lecture 20

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

In many museums, comment cards are currently the most "participatory" part of the visitor experience. These services could be a powerful, cheap alternative to comment cards--especially those that are focused towards making suggestions about the museum. Tags: Technology Tools Worth Checking Out marketing.

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Comment Tools Museum Conversation 20

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

I work in museums because I hate schools and see museums as a viable alternative. There are many parallels between free-choice learning and participatory design. Why are we training future leaders of alternative learning using traditional academic techniques and facilities? Tags: Core Museum 2.0 What's your goal?

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Museum Alternative Education University 29

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

Some leaders are more conservative than I feared, and these people are alternately smug and desperate about maintaining their power. They are seen as “add-ons” rather than alternatives, and in many cases are increasingly conforming to K-12 standards to justify their utility as sites for field trips and educational funding.

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Library Museum Reflection Alternative 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2010

Nina's research keeps finding that the right kind of constraints work to produce a better participatory museum experience. Alternatives? Tags: Book Discussion: The Great Good Place guestpost. Eric: So what do you think a good "LAM as fourth place" model might look like? Suzanne: I like the Storefront Library in Boston.

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