Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They’re no longer “an exhibit” per se—more of an evocative design element that hints at an important story told elsewhere in the museum. We decided to approach the label-writing for these boards in a participatory way. Understanding what you think helps us think about how we display our collections. how did they ride the plank?”

Participatory 48

Participatory San Diego Museum History 48

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I spent some time playing with this question last week at the Milwaukee Art Museum, a large general museum that is moving toward redesign of the permanent galleries. As we flipped through the photos of the people we'd talked to, we saw hints of the curious stories that connected face to painting. Do you interrogate the map?

Experiment 44

Experiment Lesson Learning Museum 44

Museum 2.0

MARCH 17, 2010

This is the second in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. Several hundred people contributed their opinions, stories, suggestions, and edits to The Participatory Museum as it was written. Several said things like, "I was curious to see how this kind of participatory, collaborative approach would work in practice."

Participatory 32

Participatory Museum Process Experiment 32