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Feelings and Participation

Museum 2.0

Me with a friend As I keep saying, I’ve been to a few museums of late. In reflecting on the sample, I’ve made some broad reflections on museum workers and visitors. Our visitors often see museums as a genre, not unlike hospitals or libraries. But, while adjacent, museums differ from formal classrooms in numerous ways.

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What's Your Vision?

Museum 2.0

It's 8am in the classroom; 5am in my body. A cheerful curly-haired deli owner stands in front of 30 of us and shares a quote he loves: "Artists live in the present and write detailed histories of the future." You'll warm up your hand and get yourself in a positive frame of mind. Use the "hot pen" or automatic writing technique.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. One of the most crucial things to bear in mind when launching a successful social media campaign is to make them as simple as possible to distribute. 5) Online classes. 13) Scavenger hunts.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street. Never mind your work experience, what do you really want to be doing that the library can help you accomplish?

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