Museum 2.0
MARCH 6, 2013
I write this piece in good faith about the organizations I know best: museums. The vast majority of American museums are institutions of white privilege. The popular reference point for what a museum is--a temple for contemplation--is based on a Euro-centric set of myths and implies a white set of behaviors.
Museum 2.0
JULY 16, 2019
Visitor (though, really my child) at the Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK As I said, last week, I’ve been to a travelin’ girl for the last couple of years. So, instead, I am offering 3 posts this month about what I learned from visiting more than 300 museums. Last week, I talked about what I learned about museum workers.
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Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
Between high-altitude hijinks, run-ins with wildlife, and very long days of hiking, I finished John Falk's new book, Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience. In other words, if you are a curious person, you will go to museums to learn new things.
Museum 2.0
JANUARY 4, 2010
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 23, 2008
One of the best projects that illustrates the basic idea of Web2.0 - listening and conversation and stakeholders creating their own experience with your organization - comes from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. They're now running a compelling experiment in crowd-sourced exhibition creation and curation via the photography exhibition Click.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 16, 2008
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!
Museum 2.0
APRIL 11, 2007
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York Usually this blog is more about analysis than links. The NYT article is about a photography show by artist Thomas Struth at the Marian Goodman Gallery in Manhattan. The NYT article is about a photography show by artist Thomas Struth at the Marian Goodman Gallery in Manhattan.
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