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Lead or Follow: Arts Administrators Hash it Out

Museum 2.0

If you care about how participatory art experiences can shape civic processes, read Bedoya's post. Museums have had difficulty becoming more integral topeople’s life because they lost sight of their core, which should be differentfor each museum.

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Guest Post: Participation Rocks!

Museum 2.0

While this post is not about museums, it tells the story of how a performance group developed participatory elements as an integral part of their show. We see the stage as a safe place for taking some participatory risks—we handpick volunteers who come up to dance and compete, and their terror, fame, and hijinks only last a few minutes.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Museum 2.0

If museums get involved in these online-offline partnerships, we can bring new audiences through our doors, familiarize them with museum-going in a comfortable way, and reap the benefits of their online musings about their real-life experiences. Projects participatory museum. meetup for Elite Yelp! Other person: Oh yeah. several years.

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The 5 Best Social Impact Games of 2010

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As you progress through the challenges, you gain more constituents that will help you with tasks, and learn valuable skills that can be used in real life. People Power is a great training ground for anyone interested in mobilizing a social movement, but not sure of where to start.

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Using Social Bridging to Be "For Everyone" in a New Way

Museum 2.0

I don''t have the answer to how we can incorporate bridging across the various ways we work with intact and blended communities. In the paper, Dr. Moriarty puts forward a paradigm of "bonded-bridging" to describe the way that ethnically-identified programs and organizations contribute to bridging in a majority-immigrant community.

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Building Community Bridges: A "So What" Behind Social Participation

Museum 2.0

For a long time, I knew I cared deeply about designing from "me to we" --inviting visitors to form social connections through participatory experiences--but I couldn't express a clear reason why. We tailor the programming blend to diverse ages, making sure no activity is just for kids or adults, no matter how much glue or fire is involved.

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The Great Good Place Book Discussion Part 5: Oldenburg on the LAM

Museum 2.0

The ideal of third places, that attracts we cultural heritage types, is a democratic space where civic life is built collaboratively and at a personal level. Nina's research keeps finding that the right kind of constraints work to produce a better participatory museum experience. In the 1930s, W.E.

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