Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I'm just home from a whirlwind of speaking engagements--Oslo, Denver, Charlotte, Roanoke. We can change that by embracing participatory culture and opening up to the active, social ways that people engage with art, history, science, and ideas today. The theme of TEDxSantaCruz was "Open."

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Denver Nonprofit Institute. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 32+ year history. PEAK Grantmaking / Denver, CO / $1320. Nonprofit Management.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

I'm trying to reposition our museum as a cultural hub supporting creative and intellectual community growth. I know my museum is very far from these goals--we're still just laying the groundwork to be able to provide consistent cultural services to the community. Does this sound like director-ish bloviating to you, or is it useful?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

While this blog started by focusing on audience research, topics include subjectivity, participation, innovation, and culture shifts. The posts are infrequent, but where else are you going to learn about history vending machines ? One last new blog, this time from Jaime Kopke, the smart cookie behind the Denver Community Museum.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

And I talked about some of the challenges of finding the right income and expense models for a museum that operates more like a community center than a traditional cultural institution. In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. History and science museums.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2010

Last week, I took in the new Galileo science show at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I can’t imagine seeing a show like this in any other cultural context. There’s no history museum doing a send-up of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Does making science fun really require turning scientists into clowns?

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. INBOUND 2016.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

When I started at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) in May, one of my priorities was redesigning our website. MCA Denver ) or single rotating image (like JMKAC ). We are rebranding our museum in the community--not with marketing dollars, but with a singular message about being a thriving gathering place around art and history.

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