Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

This winter, I once again taught a graduate class in the University of Washington's Museology program. In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery.

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Participatory Arts Audience Museum 51

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The model for disseminating web content is evolving. People curious to learn more about these trends packed a room at the National Press Club in Washington on September 16 to discuss the challenges and successes of content syndication. The winner is the one who creates the best new model for displaying government content.

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District of Columbia Management API DC 52

Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

The best way I can really push my own participatory practice and thinking is to operate an institution and work with a community I care about over time. The content is multidisciplinary, with a collection that includes both local history and contemporary art. When we moved here four years ago from Washington D.C.,

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History Museum Arts Consultant 55

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

DMA / Washington, DC / Not available. This conference will be the platform for improving public awareness and receptivity to direct and interactive market driven philanthropy. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Washington, DC / Not available. Join us in Washington, D.C., Strategic. Feb 18 - 19.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Institutions like the Boston Children's Museum (which she helped lead in the 1970s) drew heavily from and worked in partnership with the "open classroom" movement to develop informal educational models that are interactive, open-ended, and individualized. Bob argues that giving kids laptops enables more participatory, engaged learning.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I applied to work for This American Life (rejected) and in the meantime fell in love with someone who lived in Washington D.C. We had only eight people doing everything related to content and programming at the museum. Many people focus job application cover letters and interview content on what they've done so far.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2007

Flash back six months and I'm with friends at a hip bar in Washington DC, losing miserably at a weekly trivia night. But now, many bars are also offering participatory experiences around content. Arguably, the basic content of any decent museum lecture or workshop is more compelling than the spelling of the word cilia.

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