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Making Alternative Meaning out of Museum Artifacts

Museum 2.0

The introductory label talks about "strangeness, mystery, and oddity" and comments that, "when things are strange, the brain sends out feelers for meaning." The participatory element employs an accessible speculative question. The participatory element is modeled well by the "official" content. It's not self-important.

Museum 22
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Join us for the Creativity and Collaboration Retreat!

Museum 2.0

Being on the C2 planning team has stretched my brain to consciously think about the processes and conditions for creativity and collaboration. We've created an alternative website to provide a more participatory version of the standard pre-conference informational site. Registration for C2 will close at the end of April.

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FInding the Right Questions (For Visitor Dialogue)

Museum 2.0

Is it just an exercise in giving visitors a fake voice? The program RadioLab does this so well, featuring two scientist hosts who frequently ask each other: do you really think that X does Y in your brain? Tags: participatory museum usercontent inclusion. Why do we ask visitors questions in exhibitions? A tall order, I know.