Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Find representatives of this community--staff, volunteers, visitors, trusted partners--and learn more about their experiences. Here are two examples: Our Youth Programs Manager, Emily Hope Dobkin, wanted to find a way to support teens at the museum. It's rooted in the assets and needs of creative teens in our County.

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Teen Museum Voice Collaboration 20

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do. Our grassroots campaign involves all ages from teens to seniors.

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

Our museum is highly participatory: plenty of opportunities for visitors to contribute, for artists to collaborate, for community members to co-create. I''ve gotten more comfortable and more confident with the idea of the museum as political body that advocates for empowerment and social bridging. Empowerment? Social bridging?

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Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20