Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 17, 2012

When I started this blog in 2006, I made a multi-media introduction to the concept of "museum 2.0" Venue as content platform instead of content provider: the museum becomes a stage on which professionals and amateurs can curate, interpret, and remix artifacts and information. The museum gets better the more people use it.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2008

I have a lot of conversations with people that go like this: Other person: "So, you think that museums should let visitors control the museum experience?" Other person: "But doesn't that erode museums' authority?" If the museum isn't in control, how can it thrive? Me: "Sort of." and my emphatic response is YES.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

To be successful, social media requires a mix of authenticity, openness, transparency and to a certain extent giving up control. Maddie Grant, Five Fears Associations Have About Social Media. Beth Kanter, Social Media Strategy Is Everywhere in the Organization - Indianapolis Museum of Art. This is a different way of working.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2019

This week, I've had multiple conversations with colleagues in the arts, symphonies, and urban planning about the fear professionals have about "losing control" when opening up new opportunities for people to participate. Other person: "But doesn't that erode museums' authority?" If the museum isn't in control, how can it thrive?

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