Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects?

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Teen Participatory Experiment Museum 24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century." Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture. vlogging, and podcasting). .

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. I''ve never worked in such a supportive, energized, active environment. We work hard to name and build our culture in many ways. She is right.

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Museum Director History Teen 49

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

The article suggests that museums have previously served one community--"traditional" museum patrons who are white and elderly--and must now be relevant to several other communities that are diverse in cultural, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds. Tags: participatory museum inclusion comfort. Open your doors really wide.

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Community Museum San Diego San Francisco 22

Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? By the standard set by a culture that judges MySpace as dangerous, perhaps these in-person interactions are even MORE dangerous. Is it safer to engage with strangers in this faux-exclusive environment? Tags: participatory museum visitors.

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Museum Myspace Facilitation Social Network 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2016

We invite diverse locals to share their creative and cultural talents with our greater community at the museum. Teens advocating for all-gender bathrooms. Does community participation work for big cultural destinations too? The same is true for cultural participation. Printmakers leading workshops. You get the idea.

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Community Museum Local Participatory 20