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Museums and Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

online exhibit developed by the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico and Ideum. I picked up the phone and got a hold of Jim Spadaccini, founder of Ideum, whose blog post I discovered via a discussion thread on flickr and museums on the museum technology list. Nina Simon from the Museums and Web2.0

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Why is "World Class" so Classist?

Museum 2.0

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.

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How Your Museum Can Be an Online First Responder

Museum 2.0

Imagine that your museum is ready to start creating content on a small-scale in Web 2.0. You're ready to write commentary about content related to your institutional goals. efforts than you can if you focus on creating your own little world of content. You're ready to make a few videos to post on YouTube.

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Arts 2.0: Examples of Arts Organizations Social Media Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the best projects that illustrates the basic idea of Web2.0 - listening and conversation and stakeholders creating their own experience with your organization - comes from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. o is Transparency - and the best example of that is what the Indianapolis Art Museum has done with its pubic metrics on its web site.

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Oodles of Time Management Tips: July Nonprofit Blog Carnival Round-Up

Have Fun - Do Good

Save Time and Energy When Turning Interviews Into Content by Joanne Fritz on the About.com Nonprofit Charitable Orgs blog. Flickr Photo of Aztec Calendar at the Anthropology Museum in Mexico City uploaded by Michael McCarty. Like any budget, I'll have to make adjustments as I go along. Ask for the interview well in advance.

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"It Is What It Is," and the Challenges of Dialogue-Focused Exhibits

Museum 2.0

Earlier this year, the New Museum and Creative Time commissioned a traveling piece by artist Jeremy Deller called "It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq." I saw It Is What It Is twice at the Hammer Museum. Why would I want to talk about Iraq on a visit to an art museum? Even for me, the barriers were too high.

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Plants! Natural Materials! Review of Explora!, a Peaceful, Delightful Science Center

Museum 2.0

My first jobs were in science and children's museums. The overwhelming experience I had while touring it wasn't excitement or craziness or childishness - it was contented wonder. The color palette has a soft New Mexico feel. Why doesn't every museum have plants everywhere? I love science centers.

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