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Is it OK to Smash That? The Complications of Living Art Museums

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The man is artist Rocky Lewycky , whose work is part of a group show of visual artists who have won a prestigious regional fellowship. If an artist can come into a museum and smash stuff, what does that tell visitors? It is not acceptable to walk into a museum and destroy another artist''s work of art. Definitely.

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New Approach, Historic Mission: Remaking a Factory Museum via Community Co-Production

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In the fall of 2013, they launched Re:Make , an ambitious project to redevelop the museum, live, on the floor, with a mix of staff, guest artists, and community members. They host public co-making events, invite groups to book workshops directly, engage on twitter and tumblr , and encourage drop-in participation. It''s serious.

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Fifteen Random Things I've Learned about Design for Participation This Year

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We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. I loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. Artists work incredibly hard to produce their work. This isn't even participatory. It's just fun.

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Feelings and Participation

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Today, I wanted to think about participatory elements, something so essential to this blog. Psst, also consider entering the Muse Awards come 2020, but that's a story for another day) @artlust doing a charming job hosting us at #museawards #AAM2019 ! In this case, I find the most interesting ones to be made by artists.

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Four Unusual Professional Development Events in 2013

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Three of them are being hosted at my museum , and one at a mystery location. In July of 2013, the MAH will host our first You Can't Do That in Museums Camp (or better name to be suggested by you), inviting 80 creative people to collaborate on an experimental exhibition. You Can't Do That in Museums Camp - July 10-12, 2013.

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Wandering Down the "Don't Touch" Line

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We do have friendly gallery hosts, but not every hour of the day. Engagement with local artists. One of the things we love about exhibiting local artists is that they are often here to talk with visitors about their work. It's not unusual to see an artist showing a visitor how she constructed something or created an effect.

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Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and Related Events

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University law schools are hosting seminars on Ferguson. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. Yet our posts contain similar phrases such as “21st century museums,” “changing museum paradigms,” “inclusiveness,” “co-curation,” “participatory” and “the museum as forum.”

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