Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 5, 2012

I've always been a bit confused when people talk about the impact of a museum or arts institution as being about "more than numbers." I was visiting with Adam Lerner, Director and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Adam and his colleagues are more like a conceptual art collective than arts administrators.

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Denver Impact Museum Arts 45

Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2012

I have a personal connection to this report, which was produced by the Denver Art Museum after a multi-year project developing meaningful connections with young adults. It mostly focuses on program design, not marketing or evaluation, and some of the program design insights and framings are really valuable.

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Trend Program Denver Museum 33

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Museum Program Participatory Community 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

We created and ran the web site for the Liberal Arts College in an atmosphere which, upon reflection is a lot like Linden Lab. In 2001, I started at the Digital Media Studies Masters program at the University of Denver. I learned a lot from San Jose Art Museum. I fell into the wonderful world of web site creation.

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Second Life Life Interview San Jose 50

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 10, 2008

I visited a friend last weekend who works at a coffee shop in downtown Santa Cruz, right next to the Museum of Art and History. And on the walls, my friend explained, was art from the museum itself. Why doesn’t the whole Museum of Art and History look and feel like the coffee shop? There was funky music.

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Museum Denver Arts Design 30

Museum 2.0

APRIL 3, 2009

We tried this at the Denver Art Museum last week, and it is incredibly challenging—you can’t just put out a box of chocolates and expect people to talk. I encourage you to take part and document your triumphs and spectacular failures on this site. Free workshop on topic of your choosing—Friday, April 24 in Seattle.

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Experiment Seattle Indianapolis Denver 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

The article references connecting with young people via social media, at-risk youth via exhibit co-creation, and urban creatives via public art installations. The Denver Community Museum was an entire institution in a little storefront. And so I'd like to suggest a few other ways to "connect with community." Appreciate regulars.

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