Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

This week marks five years since the book The Participatory Museum was first released. I thought the pinnacle of participatory practice was an exhibit that could inspire collective visitor action without facilitation. Since 2010 I have seen, again and again and again, how valuable human facilitation is to the participatory process.

Participatory 20

Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Third, you need to align your idea with institutional culture. This may sound obvious and natural, but it’s easy to underestimate the power of institutional culture. Sometimes staff are unaware of their own cultural biases and requirements even as they manage new projects. There are some ideas that will never fly where you work.

Project 22

Project Museum Teen North Carolina 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. It almost seems quaint to imagine that until very recently, library books listed names of actual people who had actually read the book.

Museum 20

Museum Myspace Facilitation Social Network 20