Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

It gave me a chance to really think about how we have been opening up our museum and what it means for our community. It's only 15 minutes, so I encourage you to watch it , but here are the crib notes for the video-adverse without the hilarious stories and charming photographs. Museums can be incredible catalysts for social change.

Museum 55

Museum Open Charlotte Participatory 55

Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture —much of which centers around expanding access. The outcome was an immensely successful event that attracted audiences from all corners of the country.

History 74

History Accessibility Museum Award 74

Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2014

But not enough people care about it anymore, and the museum is fading into disrepair. The Silk Mill is part of the Derby Museums , a public institution of art, history, and natural history. Many people would look at the world''s oldest mechanized silk mill and say that the core content of the museum is silk.

Museum 53

Museum Product Participatory Community 53

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On October 20, a young woman named Kate will move into Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and live there for a month. Kate was selected from over 1500 applicants based on a one-minute video, an essay, and an application form. This post is not about the Month at the Museum concept or implementation. That will come later.

Museum 34

Museum Contest Video Chicago 34

Museum 2.0

JULY 11, 2012

I get excited about a lot of things in my work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. That's how I felt when artist Ze Frank got in touch to talk about a potential museum exhibition to explore a physical site/substantiation for his current online video project, A Show (s ee minute 2:20, above).

Museum 45

Museum Participatory Artist History 45

The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Honoring the Pioneers: Dedicate time to spotlight Latino figures from history, highlighting their enduring impact on American society. Resources for Recognition: Compile and disseminate resources that educate on Latino history, contributions, and more. These pages can host videos and images and narrate the artists’ stories.

Celebrate 59

Celebrate Voice Artist America 59

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently attended the US launch event for Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). It’s a way of interacting with other people, other places, and other times from anywhere you are.

Storytelling 201

Storytelling Digital Tools Classroom 201

Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2020

We've morphed ourselves into an alternate history. The museums of the world are collaborating to bring you #MuseumGames every Sunday, with a new crossword puzzle each week featuring clues from all sorts of museums. ??: While donations are going down, global interest in museums seem a boom industry. The work we do matters.

Museum 20

Museum Work Time Doc 20

Forum One

JULY 20, 2022

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was planning the next installment of their already-successful and well-attended event, “A Seat at the Table.” For NMAAHC, the idea of “A Seat at the Table” happened conceptually before the museum even opened in 2016. It was March 2020.

Virtual 46

Virtual Personal Museum Discussion 46

Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2013

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. Teams were more intense than I anticipated.

Museum 49

Museum Arts History Professional 49

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. For years we have been producing digital media to fulfill our mission of educating the public about science and history.

Game 140

Game Culture Museum Change 140

sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2021

According to The Art Newspaper’s annual survey in 2021, visits to the world’s 100 most-visited museums plummeted by 77% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo Credit: Devon Rose Turner, Natural History Museum, London. . Use props safely and make sure that all items are cleaned regularly, . Exhibition hashtags .

Arts 87

Arts Culture Organization Social Media 87

AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

Center for the Future of Museums: Khan Academy & Cultural Understanding : Smarthistory at Khan Academy is used by museum visitors, independent learners, professors, teachers and their students.

Museum 20

Museum Culture Egypt Africa 20

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. Museum of Me :: intel.com/museumofme.

Fun 278

Fun Resource Audio Stats 278

Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2020

It’s for this reason that I’ve found the Native community a particularly vital voice in this difficult period—after all, resistance and resilience are intrinsic elements of indigenous history and contemporary identity. Both pages have quickly amassed tens of thousands of followers and, curiously, few spammers and trolls.

Digital 48

Digital Hunger Artist Museum 48

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week, I became completely intoxicated with the online videos of Vi Hart , self-described mathemusician. Her nerdy, entertaining videos about math evoke the power of free choice learning while poking gentle fun at the drudgery of how math is often taught in school. But Vi doesn't work in a science museum.

Learning 55

Learning Free Museum Online 55

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Celebrity meet and greets It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to sit down for lunch or a video call with your favorite celebrity. Museum passes Offer a local museum bundle for those looking to explore more of the cultural and historical opportunities your city has to offer. What Nonprofits Need to Know.

Artist 72

Artist Classes Arts Local 72

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I eagerly read about a new social psychology research study in which whites, Asians, and Latinos engaged in a simple collaborative activity--making a music video together. When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. But each of these studies yields another useful nugget.

Measure 47

Measure Arts People Museum 47

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Truer words … If you feel like (re)making history, the British Museum is looking for help to create its own digital clone in Minecraft. Speaking of remakes, we at NTEN HQ have been recently enthralled with Puddles the Clown’s video remake of Lorde’s “Royals.” Enthrall others with your own video via PM & Co.’s

NTEN 76

NTEN Guidelines Internet Proposal 76

AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Fort Worth Zoo visitors check out exhibits online, virtual video conference | The Republic : The answer for Dorris came by investing in much-needed technology and joining Connect 2 Texas, a network of museums and scientific nonprofit organizations that provide lessons via video conferencing for a relatively modest fee.

Fort Worth 26

Fort Worth Virtual Conference Dallas 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. " Indeed, her first post summarized some observations from her research on how museums were using Twitter for her masters thesis. I'm fascinated by social networking and am interested in finding ways for museums to appeal to all types of people.

Museum 50

Museum San Francisco Practice Profile 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

After a wonderful video tribute, she said, “Thanks NTEN, you have my back!” ” The winners of this year’s DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards were also announced and you can see them at the DoGooder Awards website! Farra Trompeter was given the NTEN community award for the most valuable person in the community.

Conference 96

Conference Technology NTC Minneapolis 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2012

The site operations a Genocide Archive, a Museum, Education and Social programs, and a memorial garden and burial grounds. The exhibition in the Museum has three main sections. The main exhibition tells the history of Rwanda leading up to the genocide, what happened, and the aftermath. Germaine: A Social Entrepreneur.

Rwanda 96

Rwanda Generation Story Armenia 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2010

A month or two ago, museums and galleries around the world participated in a Twitter event called Ask a Curator. I asked Jim Richardson, who blogs at the Museum Next Blog and is the brainchild behind the event, a couple of questions: How did #askacurator come about? How did you get 340 museums to participate?

Arts 101

Arts Twitter Examples Los Angeles 101

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

George Scheer is the director and co-founder of Elsewhere Collective, a fascinating "living museum" in a former thrift store in Greensboro, NC. In this post, George grapples with the challenges of balancing the care for a museum collection with that of contemporary artists-in-residence who are constantly reinterpreting it.

Artist 49

Artist Museum Proposal Participatory 49

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Watch the two-minute conversation between Devon and Clayton Lord starting at 14:25 in the video below.] But here I sit, the director of a museum that almost closed, squirreling away money for an operating reserve. Consider the museum I run. We had a dedicated staff that wanted to make this museum as good as it could be.

Organization 55

Organization Museum Arts Nonprofit 55

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

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? several years.

Museum 22

Museum Hosting Model Community 22

Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2017

This is the second installation in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. Community members served on juries, and we invited hundreds of museum members, donors, and visitors to weigh in on proposed designs.

Community 34

Community Build Arts History 34

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I like to ask myself this question periodically, challenging myself to find substantive ways for visitors to contribute to our museum. And when I think back on the past year, some of the most magical things that have happened at the museum have NOT been designed by us. We don't have to convince them that it's their museum.

Platform 41

Platform Open Museum Participatory 41

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

This summer, we''re offering some amazing museum internships, as well as MuseumCamp : a weekend-long professional development experience that is part retreat, part conference, part summer camp. INTERNSHIPS If you want to join us in Santa Cruz for more professional learning, consider an internship at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.

Participatory 20

Participatory Community Museum History 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2012

How do you help visitors know what they can and cannot do in your museum? Most museums have this figured out: they have signs, they have guards, they have cases over the objects. And this works pretty well in science museums, where designers talk about "hardening" exhibits to withstand the more aggressive touchers among us.

Museum 49

Museum Denver Artist Milwaukee 49

Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Understanding the history of Google’s analytics suite is useful in better understanding GA4. It might record that the user clicked play and then clicked pause after 16 seconds, or that they searched for the hours of a museum, clicked through to the information page, and stayed for 40 seconds. What is Google Analytics 4?

FAQ 58

FAQ Organization Analytics Google 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Last week I was honored to be a counselor at Museum Camp , an annual professional development event hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. Here’s a quick video.

Causes 50

Causes Change Museum Social 50

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 21, 2015

illustration by Beck Tench Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experience that is part retreat, part unconference, part summer camp. Last year, I learned how awesome it is to partner with someone outside of our museum to co-produce MuseumCamp.

Museum 20

Museum Knowledge Worker History Arts 20

NTEN

MARCH 10, 2011

Here are a few ideas to get you started: National Museum of the American Indian (4th St. NW) National Museum of Natural History (10thSt. NW) National Museum of Natural History (10thSt. & Independence Ave. SW) - FREE National Portrait Gallery (8th & F Sts. NW) - FREE National Gallery of Art (6th St.

DC 55

DC Connecticut Tips Wisconsin 55

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

When talking about active audience engagement with friends in the museum field, I often hear one frustrated question: how can we get adults to participate? In children's museums and science centers, this relationship is at its most extreme. They're playing video games. But I don't think that theory holds up.

Interaction 47

Interaction Design Museum Participatory 47

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 26, 2012

In that spirit, I offer a few things that have excited me in recent weeks: The MCA Denver Holiday Video is out, and it is very, very good. Way better than that video at Museum X where the director drones on about the new initiatives of the year. How should (and do) we treat them?

Denver 33

Denver Museum Arts Participatory 33