Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

It started as a handout for a session that Stacey and I are doing at the California Association of Museums, and then I realized it was so darn useful that it was worth sharing with all of you. The majority of our public programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History are created and produced through community collaborations.

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Collaboration Community Tools Museum 55

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. Artists work incredibly hard to produce their work. And the crayon drawings on the fridge door in an exhibition of award-winning local artists? Encourage gifting. We throw those away.

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Design Participatory Learning Instruction 45

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 28, 2015

Traditionally, silver is the gift for 25th anniversaries. Local artists decorated and designed the 51 6-foot-tall light bulbs, which have been spread throughout the city. The program’s executive director, Bill Michener, drove one of the bulbs 1,500 miles to the Thomas Edison Museum in New Jersey and received national media coverage.

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Celebrate Ideas New Jersey Artist 28

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 28, 2015

Traditionally, silver is the gift for 25th anniversaries. Local artists decorated and designed the 51 6-foot-tall light bulbs, which have been spread throughout the city. The program’s executive director, Bill Michener, drove one of the bulbs 1,500 miles to the Thomas Edison Museum in New Jersey and received national media coverage.

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Celebrate Ideas New Jersey Artist 28

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Last week, as part of my museum's year-long Loyalty Lab project , we hosted a workshop for Bay Area museum professionals with special guests Ian Kizu-Blair and Sam Lavigne of the game design firm Situate. Our goal was to help people see the museum as a Friday night habit. When you felt that sense of "fiero!"--an

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Game Challenge Design Museum 44

Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2009

I once asked Eric Siegel, the Director of the New York Hall of Science, why museums are rarely innovative shining stars on the cutting edge of culture. He commented that as non-profits, museums are built to survive, not to succeed. Unlike startups and rock stars, museums aren't structured to shoot for the moon and burn up trying.

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Model Business Los Angeles Museum 55

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

During this time, we need to get creative in ways to reach and engage our donors, as well as raise income, when we can’t physically host an event. Fundraisers can “host” a table and share information through their personal fundraiser page. N Street Village hosted their Shero walk virtually in 2020. Virtual Climbathon/Hike.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Of course, a lot goes into hosting a successful silent auction event. Luckily, we’ve created this list of silent auction basket ideas to help you make sure your auction’s selection of gifts will have your guests rushing to place the highest bid. Best Practices for Putting Together Your Auction Gift Baskets. Know your supporters.

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Ideas Gift Movie Game 98

Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

But one question you might find yourself frequently asking is “What kind of fundraising event should we host next?”. Since many of your board members are professionals in the charitable space, they likely know other high impact supporters to contact and request gifts from. All you need is a place to play and the appropriate equipment.

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Ideas Fundraising Virtual Fun 59

Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

Andrea has been a leader in the museum technology field. We are seated on a legacy of more than 25 years of comprehensive contributions to the museum education field, including formative and summative evaluations of how our exhibitions and engagements with various communities have performed.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

Helene Moglen, professor of literature, UCSC After a year of tinkering, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is now showing an exhibition, All You Need is Love , that embodies our new direction as an institution. So many museum exhibitions relegate the participatory bits in at the end. The Love Lounge I LOVE.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51