Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

Song Reader didn''t come as a CD, or an LP, or a bunch of digital audio files. It is what it sounds like: a book of original sheet music, beautifully designed and complemented with artwork and text. Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs.

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Participatory Arts Music Learning 52

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. We struggle with how to save digital media.

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History Museum Minnesota Participatory 51

Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2009

I’ve long admired Improv Everywhere , the NYC-based participatory public art group. I particularly like the MP3 experiments , events at which Improv Everywhere distribute an audio file to people for free as a podcast. The MP3 experiment is an exercise in following instructions.

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Instruction Instructional Nicaragua Experiment 21

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

If your goal is to promote a social experience among visitors, it can be tricky if they can't read or speak the same tongue. Many fabulous participatory projects--like the Johnny Cash Project or the Art Gallery of Ontario's " In Your Face "--don't require language. What are you experimenting with? So what are the options?

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Museum Work North America Language 38

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

I started something I call The Show Me Experiments. But I'm making progress and my personal blog and The Show Me Experiments have been a huge part of that progress! Here's one of her experiments ) Tell me more about your blog? Tell me about your experience with tagging. Yes, I do work for an environmental non-profit.

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Feeds Green Brain Audio 50

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? Several artists offer surprising insights into making participatory projects appealing to visitors. Frequently, we get stuck on developing participatory projects or events that serve as many people as possible.

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Artist Museum Project Public 39