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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

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Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. Design to Invite Active Participation Participatory design can be one of the most effective vehicles for developing relationships, building social capital and engaging with community members in museum programs. Cardboard tube orchestra at Radical Craft Night.

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From Community Arts To Community of Online Learners: Janet Salmons, Ph.D

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From Cornell I went to the intergenerational, national nonprofit called Magic Me. whether the collaboration is across sectors, disciplines and organizations, or within a given organization, with participatory decision-making and teamwork. A premise for this work is that we need to be better at working collaboratively???whether

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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

As we developed new 3rd Friday community festivals , we were careful to design them as intergenerational experiences. Hamming was addressing the question of why more scientists don't do Nobel Prize-worthy work. When I first came to the museum, it was not perceived as a family-friendly place. More and more families showed up.

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