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Will They Play in Pyongyang? Culture, Geography, and Participation

Museum 2.0

During a workshop on museum visitor participation, someone spoke up and objected: "this might work in California, but it will never work in Texas." I saw how participatory techniques were working in diverse museums around the world. It is not culturally-determined. The objections started in Texas.

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Four Unusual Professional Development Events in 2013

Museum 2.0

Three of them are being hosted at my museum , and one at a mystery location. You Can't Do That in Museums Camp - July 10-12, 2013. In July of 2013, the MAH will host our first You Can't Do That in Museums Camp (or better name to be suggested by you), inviting 80 creative people to collaborate on an experimental exhibition.

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Case Study: A Participatory Road Trip takes the SJMA on a Wild Ride

Museum 2.0

Reason #258 I'm glad to live in California: Cultural Connections. Cultural Connections is a group of museum professionals who meet up a few times a year and host excellent programs on a variety of topics. Overall, the museum received about 250 postcards. But there are some places where it falls short.

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Community Science Workshops and Shared Authorship of Space: Interview with Emilyn Green

Museum 2.0

In California. There are lots of great science museum resources, but not where these kids can walk after school. We''ve focused on farmworker communities--there are so many kids in these communities throughout California. Do you think there is also a cultural/ethnic aspect to the kind of access and design you use?

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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. While there, I was lucky to get to experience a highly participatory exhibition that the MIA mounts once a decade: Foot in the Door.

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Making Meaningful Connections: Inspiring New Report from Irvine and Helicon

Museum 2.0

Our work to transform the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History into a participatory and community-centered place has been heavily supported by the James Irvine Foundation. On the other hand, the Irvine Foundation makes grants specifically in California. Core Museum 2.0 Perhaps it''s self-evident.

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Are the Arts Habit-Forming?

Museum 2.0

Maybe it's a live music concert, or a museum visit, or a play. Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. What are museums and arts institutions doing to tap into these forms of motivation?

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