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Adventures in Participatory Audience Engagement at the Henry Art Gallery

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Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. The guiding principle is uncovering relationships between the works of art themselves rather than explicating information or theoretical concepts.

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Weekend Reading: 2012 Trends and Young Adult Programs

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The content is pretty US-specific (especially regarding tax status and education) but the blend of issues makes it more broadly relevant than other reports that focus solely on demographics or technology. Each article includes museum examples along with a broader look at the trend.

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Hack the Museum Camp Part 2: Making Magic, Reality TV, and Risk as a Red Herring

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As a forest-dwelling hippie, I know very little about reality TV, but it''s clear that the model of "do an ambitious, wacky project really fast" is now tied closely to a slew of shows about everything from cooking to art-making. Sure, they might have decided to present an art object in a confrontational and opinionated way.

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12 Ways We Made our Santa Cruz Collects Exhibition Participatory

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In the spirit of a popular post written earlier this year , I want to share the behind the scenes on our current almost-museumwide exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz Collects. We tracked down as many people as we could and developed a big spreadsheet so we could evaluate the possibilities.

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The Cirque De Soleil Model: “Entertaining” Doesn’t Have to Mean Low-Brow

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The rise of avant garde performances by Stomp, the Blue Man Group, and most notably, Cirque de Soleil, have changed the landscape of the circus—and by extension, the way museum people should evaluate and judge themselves against entertainment venues. It’s not just eye candy; it’s art that isn’t afraid to pull punches.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

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On 8.16.08, the Museum of Art and History (Santa Cruz, CA) hosted FreelanceCamp, a free unconference that brought 150 designers and techies from the south bay area together to talk shop. Evaluate the outcome. On 8.8.08, the Ontario Science Center (Toronto, Canada) hosted the 888 YouTube meetup for any and all YouTube aficionados.

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ASTC Recap: Questions, Colors, and Reflective Research

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The REFLECTS project blends practical institutional demands with deep research. Tags: evaluation children's museums exhibition design professional development. Mikko suggested that the kids saw the screens as being "for them" and felt drawn to read long paragraphs of text when presented digitally.