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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

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It's not the extent to which they are participatory. Other institutions are idiosyncratic in their relationship to their environment, like the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, or to their community, like the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Tags: children's museums design business models. It creates another forgettable museum.

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The Living Library: Using Our Institutions as New Models for Civic Dialogue

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The Living Library was conceived in Denmark in 2000 as a way to engage youth in dialogue about ending violence by encouraging people to meet their prejudices and fears in a safe, fun, facilitated environment. Tags: participatory museum Unusual Projects and Influences. well, you know. Would you use the Living Library?

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Please Don't Send Me to My Personal Webpage

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Yesterday, I visited the Experimentarium , a science center just north of Copenhagen in Denmark. This exhibition uses RFID tags to allow visitors to save their work throughout the space--something that many institutions have been experimenting with for almost ten years now. This makes for a very low-engagement post-visit experience.