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Wandering Down the "Don't Touch" Line

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Art, however, does not come to museums pre-hardened. At the museum of art and history where I work, we are grappling with the question of how to help people enjoy themselves while keeping the art and artifacts safe. The level of touching, especially of art, has increased. all over the place. This was amazing.

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Navigation by Recommendation: Lessons Learned from a Little Experiment

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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. We talked to visitors and made and placed cards for about half an hour. Tags: design participatory museum usercontent. Do you interrogate the map?

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Happy New Year! Two Free Books! And Watermelon!

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I published The Participatory Museum in March (with help from many of you!) While I did learn a ton from my experiences, especially in far-flung places and small museums, it was also exhausting. Dear Museum 2.0 readers, 2010 was a big year for me. Everything about it. Especially the stinky tofu. and at ArtPrize. I hope you enjoy it.

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