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Your Tips for NTC Part 2: Discover Minneapolis

NTEN

We previously posted your tips for navigating the NTC itself, but a fun part of the conference is also exploring the Minneapolis area. If you hear the term "The Cities", it refers to Minneapolis and St Paul, once known as the twin cities. Small Act staffer, Annie Lynsen , recommends art museums and the Nicollet mall.

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Digital Museums Reconsidered: Exploring the Walker Art Center Website Redesign

Museum 2.0

Last week, the Walker Art Center launched a major website redesign , which museum geeks are hailing as "a potential paradigm shift for institutional websites," ( Seb Chan ) and an "earth-shaking game changer" ( Museumnerd ). Walkerart.org is not about the Walker Art Center. It is the Walker Art Center, in digital form.

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ADA Lawsuits Against Website Owners Are Increasing: Mitigate Risk By Making Your Site Web Accessible

Byte Technology

Boutique hotels, colleges across the country, shopping centers, apartment complexes, and even small art galleries have also been sued—and judges are ruling in favor of plaintiffs. The Assistive Technology Act won’t provide funding for states unless they guarantee all state programs, like universities, will comply with Section 508.

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Don't Join the Conversation if You Aren't Ready to Listen

Museum 2.0

Here’s what happened: an art critic named Jerry Saltz posted an incendiary note on Facebook about the very low representation of women artists on the 4th and 5th floors (painting and sculpture) of MoMA. Dave runs a yearly software conference called Flashbelt in Minneapolis. Sadly, it was the second story that was about a museum.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

National Arts Marketing Project Conference. National Arts Marketing Project Conference. National Arts Marketing Project / Austin, TX / $575. With continuous shifting trends in the landscape of arts marketing and audience engagement, arts organizations must go beyond “embracing” change. 11/10/2016. Nov 11 - 14.

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Foot in the Door: A Powerful Participatory Exhibit

Museum 2.0

I spent last week working with staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) on ways to make this encyclopedic art museum more open to visitor participation across programs, exhibitions, and events. This promoted lots of social object behavior, including lots of pointing at art.