Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. We talk a lot at our museum about empowering our visitors, collaborators, interns, and staff by making space for them to shine. Naming fears, too.

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Museum Director History Teen 49

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? For this reason, I see history museums as best-suited for participatory projects that involve story-sharing and crowdsourced collecting (e.g.

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Museum Difference Participatory History 29

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 1, 2006

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Museum Professional Service Participatory 21

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders. The same is true of much artwork--the juice is often in the work's development, which dies a little bit when the work is "done."

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Process Share Philadelphia Arts 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. We developed and prototyped everything in-house with staff and interns.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51

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AUGUST 25, 2009

There was a wonderful example at the Ontario Science Center in their Hot Zone area, which features several voting and commenting kiosks popular with teens. Unfortunately, most talk back walls don't support the grouping of visitor contributions or attempt to encourage conversational threads to develop.

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Design Goal Difference Platform 31

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JULY 23, 2013

School programs fall within this landscape, and our goal is not to see them as completely separate from the other work we do with youth—Kid Happy Hour, family festivals, teen program—but on a continuum. How can we develop programming that encourages students to make connections with kids of other ages or from other parts of our County?

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Program Museum Work History 39

Museum 2.0

MAY 8, 2013

One of our core programming goals is to build social capital by forging unexpected connections between diverse collaborators and audience members. We intentionally develop events and exhibitions that matchmake unlikely partners--opera and ukelele, Cindy Sherman and amateur photographers, welding and knitting.

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Museum Social Arts History 55

Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2016

Teens advocating for all-gender bathrooms. My museum can pursue radical collaboration because of our small size and local focus. That means offering clear, visible, appealing participatory experiences that enhance the destination experience. Printmakers leading workshops. Volunteers restoring a historic cemetery.

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Community Museum Local Participatory 20