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MARCH 4, 2015

This week marks five years since the book The Participatory Museum was first released. I thought the pinnacle of participatory practice was an exhibit that could inspire collective visitor action without facilitation. Since 2010 I have seen, again and again and again, how valuable human facilitation is to the participatory process.

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Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20

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JULY 31, 2013

You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. folk through comments, emails to me, and hallway conversations. I''ve never taken a break from blogging before.

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Museum Participatory Reflection Conference 35

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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. I came on in 2010 to start the statewide nonprofit network. If you are reading this via email and would like to share a comment, you can join the conversation here.

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Green Interview Share Community 20

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. I had this dream that I would write about a topic they cared about, send them an email about it, and maybe the conversation would go somewhere. Find a starting point for conversation.

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Museum Boston Participatory Interview 52