Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

The people were of all ages--moms with babies strapped to their fronts, six year-olds using skillsaws, pre-teens building robots, teenagers doing homework. The core program is a permanent, dedicated physical space, full of interactive hands-on physical exhibits, as well as a tinkering and making space, and recycled materials.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

Visitor Co-Created Museum Experiences This session was a dream for me, one that brought together instigators of three participatory exhibit projects: MN150 (Kate Roberts), Click! Some of the most interesting questions included: how do you verify the accuracy and authenticity of visitor-contributed content?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Temple Contemporary’s mission is to creatively re-imagine the social function of art through questions of local relevance and international significance. They live their mission, working in questions and projects rather than exhibitions and programs. One of TUPAC's current questions is about the state of art education.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

At the tiny science center, I got to do everything from leading programs to building exhibits to managing volunteers to cleaning snot off of plexiglass. At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. It was exhausting, stressful work, and I loved it.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

By understanding what individuals are highlighting about the Exploratorium experience, the museum can craft its own messaging--and programming--to reflect and enhance the elements seen as most valuable. is a more powerful question than “What do you think?” But what if you asked questions instead? What do you want?”

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2013

We are hiring for a School Programs Coordinator to wrangle the 3,500+ students and their teachers who come to the museum every year for a tour and hands-on experience in our art and history exhibitions. What kinds of programs should we consider providing for these groups? Not all learning happens in school.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 8, 2013

It can lead to parallel programming: bike night for hipsters, bee night for hippies, family night for kiddies. One of our core programming goals is to build social capital by forging unexpected connections between diverse collaborators and audience members. This has led to a surprising outcome: we are now de-targeting many programs.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

This is a question I've been puzzling over now for a few months, both professionally and personally. There's been a lot of innovation in arts programming in the last few years. Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

In many museums, comment cards are currently the most "participatory" part of the visitor experience. Ideascale prioritizing suggestions for specific programs A couple of weeks ago, I opened this Ideascale website to invite readers of this blog to suggest and vote on Museum 2.0

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2016

Teens advocating for all-gender bathrooms. It's a good question. You can show up to a public meeting and ask a question. It's reasonable to focus your marketing and programming on participation onsite at your institution or at sites within your city. Printmakers leading workshops. Volunteers restoring a historic cemetery.

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