Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity. The first of these reasons is practical.

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Teen Participatory Experiment Museum 24

Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

which followed a very strict formula that frustrated some participants who wanted to be treated like artists, not contributors to a data experiment. Their use of the web to connect independent artists all over the world was striking and very surprising. being as transparent as possible about the selection and production process.

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Slides Participatory Museum Children 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. We experimented with many different forms of visitor participation throughout the building, trying to balance social and individual, text-based and artistic, cerebral and silly.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Too often we pull our punches by using the weakest storytelling techniques--broad generalizations on 50 word labels, an immersive wading pool of narrative bits. Paul home over time, or the Boston Museum of Science's beautiful theater experience about Nikola Tesla, or an incredible single artist show, it stands out. It's unforgettable.

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