Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. Teenagers are often the target for participatory endeavors, and they definitely have high interest in creative expression, personalizing museum experiences, and using interactive or technological tools as part of their visit.

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Teen Social Museum Participatory 49

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 happened to be at DAM for work and got to experience this amazing exhibit. It is an incredible museum experience.

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Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders. The cuts were so deep that school music rooms are full of unplayable instruments. But it also makes their "front-end" experience incoherent.

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Process Share Philadelphia Arts 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 16, 2007

Sure, it's social, but people stick to their own "pods"--families, teens, adults--and don't diverge or merge. But the best reason I can imagine has to do with barriers and shared experience. Out on the boardwalk, or at the zoo or a museum, there's a common experience of the sights, sounds, smells, activities of the place.

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Museum Participatory Teen Game 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

Please let me know (since I'm listening) whether this length is a benefit or a detriment to your experience. Many adults think it provides a good adult experience but that engaging with the exhibits requires waiting and or wading through lots of running, yelling kids. What does it mean to listen to the groundswell?

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Museum Teen Second Life Discussion 20

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. There were thousands of people in the park for plays, free music, and beautiful scenery. Tags: participatory museum inclusion comfort. And none of the museums in the park was open. See the link to the left.

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Community Museum San Diego San Francisco 22

Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? I want in-person museum experiences to be more like experiences on social sites like Flickr, where strangers connect and form relationships around content. All that's required is an explicit way to physically signal that you want to be part of the social experience.

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Museum Myspace Facilitation Social Network 20