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Getting in on the Act: New Report on Participatory Arts Engagement

Museum 2.0

How did the authors come up with the intriguing blend of curatorial, interpretative, and inventive opportunities shown in the Audience Involvement Spectrum's Venn diagrams? Why is a photography contest an example of "crowd sourcing" wheres a community drawing contest is an example of "audience-as-artist"?

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

Second Floor and the Main Gallery The main gallery for the exhibition primarily focuses on a blend of traditional exhibition content exploring romantic and platonic love. The whole process exposed our weaknesses in a good way. There is a mix of artwork, historical artifacts, community stories, and labels about the psychology of love.

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The World Beach Project: A Creative Contributory Project that Shines

Museum 2.0

The project has not had any heavy marketing campaigns or contests associated with it. Contributors can also optionally upload two additional photos: one of the beach and one of the work in process. What makes the World Beach Project so successful? It's not marketing hype. No one likes to have their time wasted. And that sets it apart.

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