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Guest Post: A Shared Ethics for Museum Internships

Museum 2.0

Is your museum running on interns? It is a strong, museum-focused complement to an excellent three-parter on Createquity about the ethics and future of unpaid arts internships. I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. It''s probably a path you had to navigate too.

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Our Museum: Extraordinary Resources on How Museums and Galleries Become Participatory Places

Museum 2.0

They wanted to help museums and galleries across the UK make significant, sustained changes in the ways they engage community partners and visitors as participants in their work. The result, Our Museum , is an extraordinary funding program with a focus on community participation. didn't mince words. Here are my three top takeaways.

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Better Blog Museum Metrics

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am also prepping a panel on the topic for NTC (more about that later) Seb Chan is focusing specifically on blog metrics for museums. the multidirectional communication, that most museums set up blogs to encourage and explore. He thinks that Avanish Kaushik's model is particularly well-suited for museum blogs.

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Hack the Museum Camp Part 2: Making Magic, Reality TV, and Risk as a Red Herring

Museum 2.0

Last week, my museum hosted Hack the Museum Camp , a 2.5 day adventure in which teams of adults--75 people, of whom about half are museum professionals, half creative folks of various stripes--developed an experimental exhibition around our permanent collection in our largest gallery.

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Learning in Public Challenges and Actions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I went to the Learning in Public session expecting to hear that the process the Packard Foundation used to evaluate their capacity building work was wildly successful. In true GEO style, Kathy Reich and Jared Raynor, the evaluator from TCC Group shared what worked and what didn’t…and what they plan to do in the future.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Museum 2.0

I've long believed that museums have a special opportunity to support the community spirit of Web 2.0 This month brings three examples of museums hosting meetups for online communities: On 8.6.08, the Computer History Museum (Silicon Valley, CA) hosted a Yelp! Me: Have you ever been to this museum? meetup for Elite Yelp!

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

In a wine-tasting experience, participants sample a variety of wines while evaluating them using criteria such as appearance, smell, and taste. Museum passes Offer a local museum bundle for those looking to explore more of the cultural and historical opportunities your city has to offer.

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