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Blame the Crowd, Not the Camera: Challenges to a New Open Photo Policy at the National Gallery

Museum 2.0

Five years ago, I wrote a post arguing that museum photo policies should be as open as possible. I believe that the ability to take photographs (no flash) in a museum greatly increases many people''s abilities to personalize, memorialize, and enjoy the experience. How many museums? Some people can sketch in museums.

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Interview with Brooklyn Museum's Shelley Bernstein

Museum 2.0

Let’s say you wanted to find a model museum using Web 2.0 A place that does all this in the context of a fairly traditional collections-based museum. A place that does all this in the context of a fairly traditional collections-based museum. It’s the Brooklyn Museum. to support programs and exhibits. Not really.

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Steal these 42 Creative Pinterest Ideas for Nonprofits

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Set up a system to reach out asking for a Pinterest update a few months after the adoption. If you're a museum, zoo, or aquarium: 19. In exhibits and galleries where photography is permitted, of course!) The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a Pinterest Board with items for sale in the museum store.

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Is Wikipedia Loves Art Getting "Better"?

Museum 2.0

It's rare that a participatory museum project is more than a one-shot affair. But next month, Britain Loves Wikipedia will commence--the third instance of a strange and fascinating collaborative project between museums and the Wikipedia community (Wikimedians). Some of these challenges were about mission fit.

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Brooklyn Clicks with the Crowd: What Makes a Smart Mob?

Museum 2.0

I've written before about the inspiring work that the Brooklyn Museum of Art is doing with their community-focused efforts. They're now running a compelling experiment in crowd-sourced exhibition creation and curation via the photography exhibition Click. What is Click? They kept the interface simple. the Strategic Implications!

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Pinterest Nonprofit Benchmarking with Pinerly

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The followers for accounts are people who select “follow all,” and pinterest recently upgraded it system. The board topics with the most followers from this sample of seven early adopters include: Photography. SFMOMA’s Museum Store board is one of the its top three boards in terms of followers. Photography.

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50 Silent Auction Basket Ideas to Bring In the Big Bids

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Big-ticket items for this basket might include a set of golf clubs, a golf simulator system for at-home practice, or an unlimited golf getaway at a luxury resort. While artists will love a new set of paintbrushes or acrylic paint, offer a unique experience like a tour of the local art museum for those who simply love the craft.

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