Museum 2.0
MARCH 27, 2009
This week, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) opened a new temporary exhibition called The Psychedelic Experience , featuring rock posters from San Francisco in the heyday of Bill Graham and electric kool-aid. I saw teens and adults who sat and did this activity for 45 minutes and wasn’t surprised to hear that some people spend over an hour on it.
Museum 2.0
JULY 26, 2010
In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences. But it is also a symbol of a movement for third places that combine commerce, design and community.
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Museum 2.0
AUGUST 25, 2009
There was a wonderful example at the Ontario Science Center in their Hot Zone area, which features several voting and commenting kiosks popular with teens. Tags: Talking to Strangers design participatory museum usercontent interactives. What design techniques do you use to create successful visitor dialogue experiences?
Museum 2.0
MAY 5, 2009
Adam Lerner shared the story of Superheroes , a storefront in downtown Denver operated by a web designer who wanted to invite people to use his space to hang out, read magazines, and make things via letterpress. She made the clear point that teens use social networks to connect with people they already know, not to meet strangers.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 3, 2009
We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. The Denver Community Museum was an entire institution in a little storefront. Tags: participatory museum inclusion comfort. The "community" doesn't have to leave their block to get there. See the link to the left.
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