Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This may sound obvious and natural, but it’s easy to underestimate the power of institutional culture. I’m particularly enamored of this simple diagnostic used at the Museum of Life and Science in North Carolina to articulate the types of institutional goals they are trying to achieve with forays into participation.

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Project Museum Teen North Carolina 22

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

People who work with non-professionals on participatory projects often talk about finding "neutral" sites for meetings or meeting on their (the non-professionals') territory. The point of Second Life is to lower the barrier to build things--things that move, things that make sounds, things you can explore (like exhibits).

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? The most upsetting moment of the meeting for me was when some participants expressed a willful disregard and derision for participatory scholarship on sites like Wikipedia.

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Library Museum Reflection Alternative 20