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Developing a Participatory, Provocative History Project at a Small Museum in Minnesota: Interview with Mary Warner

Museum 2.0

Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. We struggle with how to save digital media.

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Ze Frank Takes Over (My) Museum

Museum 2.0

I get excited about a lot of things in my work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. But every once in awhile, something extraordinary comes up, something that isn't emergent or evolving or encouraging but something that explodes into your life like a comet knocking on your door. Ze's work has always gone beyond the digital.

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Visiting the Smithsonian On Vacation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Playing tourist in DC, it is interesting to see how much your online digital life impacts your offline life. There were a number of online/offline participatory visitor experiences. At the Natural History Museum, we visited the David H. At the Museum of American History, we visited the First Ladies Exhibit.

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Do You Empower People to Take Action? Thoughts on Zoos and Charity:Water

Museum 2.0

In museums (and zoos), we frequently stop the conversation with visitors when it comes to action--especially political action. Paul Young, the Director of Digital at charity: water, explains: “We are trying to build a movement of passionate people who are going to form a relationship with us for years….

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

Tech Soup

This special digital storytelling episode of Nonprofits Live will include secrets from the pros for nonprofits submitting photo and video stories to the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge in February. This is a participatory live video show - come ready with your questions for our experts! Windy founded D.V.A.

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Teenagers and Social Participation

Museum 2.0

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. During the ensuing discussion, one woman asked, "Which audiences are least interested in social participation in museums?" So what's a museum to do--especially one that is funded to encourage youth and teen participation?

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Guest Post: Lessons Learned Designing a Mobile Game for Balboa Park

Museum 2.0

It has a 800-number on it (877-737-3132) and a three-digit ID number (131). They asked for an experience that could transform how you perceived the Park – whether you were new or had lived in San Diego all your life. Lessons Learned 3: This is not a museum talking (what a relief!) But “official” it is not. And widely accessible.

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