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Guest Post from Museums and the Web: Bryan Kennedy

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Thanks to Bryan Kennedy from the Science Museum of Minnesota for providing this overview/reflection on the Museums and the Web conference that recently concluded in Montreal. The Walker Art Center is turning its teen website over to the teens. Museums and the Web 2008 guest blogger Bryan Kennedy here.

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AAM Recap: Slides, Observations, and Object Fetishism

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This was particularly directed at MN150, which featured visitor-nominated milestones of Minnesota history, and Children of the Lodz Ghetto, which invites users to conduct original research on the path taken by thousands of children during the Holocaust. We need more conference session formats that emphasize interpersonal exchange.

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What's a Virtual Visitor Worth?

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Changing lives is expensive whether you do it with at-risk teen staff members or at-risk teen virtual partners. Bringing in Global Voices Does your collection come from far-reaching lands? Consider the community reaction to the Science Museum of Minnesota's Science Buzz blog post about the Pakistani earthquake on Oct.

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Into the Deep End: What's Keeping Museums from Telling Meaty, In-Depth Stories?

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When we experience intense depth, as in the Minnesota History Center's Open House , which explores the stories of residents of one St. We justify the tradeoff by arguing that we have to tell the broader story, offer more context, integrate more objects. But tight doesn't have to mean limited.

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