Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

We received two rounds of NSF funding in the 1990s to expand. We received NSF funding for three years and then it cut off. One thing you''ll notice when you walk in is a ton of user-generated content. We''re just starting to interview our alumni now and creating a catalogue of their stories. The interest is there.

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Green Interview Share Community 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

This qualitative, exploratory study involved tracking and interviewing 32 Spanish-speaking intergenerational groups in fully bilingual exhibits at four different science centers/museums. One of the main affordances of bilingual interpretation, of course, is that it provides access to content.

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Intergenerational Museum NSF Facilitation 53

Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2007

Wendy: Part of the thinking was that NSF supported the book Are We There Yet? , NSF requires grant applicants to build on prior knowledge--where do you get it? And with NSF's support, some of the very first things we did were around people developing traveling exhibits. NSF seems to be perfectly happy with that.

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NSF Interview Case Study Museum 20