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How Do You Capture Compelling Visitor Stories? Interview with Christina Olsen

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Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project. They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they made some unexpected decisions along the way.

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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!) A quick top five list of amazing experiences in no particular order: ArtPrize , the democratic art festival in Grand Rapids that blew my mind Taiwan. Workshop with rural librarians in Pendleton, Oregon. Dear Museum 2.0 Everything about it.

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