Museum 2.0
MAY 18, 2011
Jason Beaubien was reporting on the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City, the gleaming new art museum built as a "gift to Mexico" by the world's richest man, Carlos Slim. The news report , strangely, focused on the question of whether the Soumaya Museum is a rich man's indulgence or a truly "worthy" cultural institution.
Museum 2.0
MAY 9, 2012
Last week, I was in Minneapolis for the American Association of Museums annual meeting. Kathleen McLean led a terrific session called "Dangerous Ridiculous" about risk-taking in museums. Interestingly, at my museum, our team is naturally better at ridiculous than we are at dangerous. I found this idea really powerful.
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Museum 2.0
APRIL 1, 2009
On Monday, I gave the keynote at the Museums in Conversation conference in Tarrytown, NY. Greed, because creative greediness motivates us to hunt down and steal the best design techniques the world has to offer, and generosity, because giving those great ideas and applications away is the only way to change the larger cultural landscape.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 9, 2011
Two weeks ago, we inaugurated a Creativity Lounge on the third floor of our museum. Lisa was thrilled that her work was on display at the museum. We started a pretty fascinating (and yes, a little frustrating) dialogue about the puzzle and the question of what constitutes desired engagement in the museum.
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 19, 2015
Museums, zoos, and aquariums are finding that crowdfundraising can be a strategic tool to add to their fundraising playbook. Here are 3 arts and cultural organizations that have given crowd fundraising a go for compelling causes: National Air & Space Museum. Join our upcoming webinar featuring the Columbus Zoo.
Museum 2.0
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
Today, an interview with staff from a museum with an incredibly healthy attitude towards experimentation with social media. COSI is a hands-on science center in Columbus, Ohio. David, COSI’s CEO, really trusts his staff to engage appropriately in the social Web in ways that support and add value to the museum.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
He or she has created one of the most innovative, enjoyable mashups out of a cultural icon. For example, you can click on "Midtown" on the map, go to Columbus between 89th and 90th, and find a gem like this: Chick: I have to run in here and get more ChapStick. Someone should give Bob Dylan's publicist a raise. What's a mashup?
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