Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. This winter, I once again taught a graduate class in the University of Washington's Museology program.

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Participatory Arts Audience Museum 51

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. The sounds of Spanish and English comingled as 800 delegates argued, danced, and envisioned el museo reimaginado. The examples were all around us, not just in the voices of speakers but in the physical sites where we met. There wasn't one.

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Museum America South America Participatory 40

Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2011

Every day when I walk by our visitor comment board, I feel like I'm getting little gifts from visitors. As a researcher and activist for participation, I've sometimes downplayed the value of this charm because it seems like arsenal for professionals who claim participatory projects are frivolous. "Be But maybe it should be.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. So many museum exhibitions relegate the participatory bits in at the end.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

People who work with non-professionals on participatory projects often talk about finding "neutral" sites for meetings or meeting on their (the non-professionals') territory. The point of Second Life is to lower the barrier to build things--things that move, things that make sounds, things you can explore (like exhibits).

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

Yes, the Exploratorium is also present in these arenas as a "talker" (more on that next week), but it is just one voice among thousands. This may sound strange, but Mini determined via brand monitoring that they had an extremely enthusiastic, Web 2.0-active Without good listening, these all sound like risks.

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