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Art Brings People Together: Measuring the Power of Social Bridging

Museum 2.0

Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice." When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. So consider this just the first of many posts related to issues of cultural inclusion, evaluation, and impact.

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A City and an Art Center Design the Future: Reflections on the Market Street Prototyping Festival

Museum 2.0

We were discussing the potential for cultural organizations to have significant impact across communities: on planning, health, education, and quality of life. But I couldn''t fully imagine how a museum or an arts center could embody it. ABC news headlined their segment saying "Market Street festooned with public art for 3-day fest."

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Don't Talk to Strangers? Safety 2.0

Museum 2.0

into the museum is the potential to encourage more positive in-museum interactions among strangers. I want in-person museum experiences to be more like experiences on social sites like Flickr, where strangers connect and form relationships around content. I can just imagine the headline: CHILD MOLESTERS CALL ON ART, VICTIMS.

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