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RIP: Rob Stuart, Godfather of the NpTech Movement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Back in the mid-1990′s – after 15 years of working the nonprofit sector, I got obsessed by technology and started working as the network weaver for an online network of artists called ArtsWire. I got hear the legends in the nptech sector in the early days talk about their work and was inspired. Rob, you will be missed.

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Wandering Down the "Don't Touch" Line

Museum 2.0

At the museum of art and history where I work, we are grappling with the question of how to help people enjoy themselves while keeping the art and artifacts safe. In the history gallery, we have some blended props and artifacts, and it's rarely clear what is and is not ok to touch. Engagement with local artists.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students. PieLab (Greensboro, AL).

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

Museum 2.0

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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End of Year Smatterings and Inspirations

Museum 2.0

In that spirit, I offer a few things that have excited me in recent weeks: The MCA Denver Holiday Video is out, and it is very, very good. I have felt in the past that some of the MCA's holiday videos were a bit too pretentious, but this year's edition is full of joy and a message that really reflects what they do in Denver.

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Doing shots with true believers at Ethereum’s biggest party

The Verge

More than 12,000 people from 100 countries came to Denver, though only about 8,500 checked into the conference. A mascot, the bufficorn — a combination buffalo and unicorn — was prowling the Denver Sports Castle. Masks weren’t required indoors in Denver, and few people wore them. Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images.

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Who Counts? Grappling with Attendance as a Proxy for Impact

Museum 2.0

Summertime concerts at the history museum? For some institutions, like the MCA Denver, attendance is seen as a very poor measure of impact. But for almost all museums (even MCA Denver), attendance is correlated with impact in some way. It''s about museum attendance and how the five big, free museums in St. Louis count it.