Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2008

It's been awhile since I've shared the progress of The Tech Virtual , the web and Second Life-based virtual exhibit workshop that The Tech Museum of Innovation opened in December of 2007. You can read other posts about this project by clicking Tech Virtual in the "Past Posts By Topic" sidebar on the right.)

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more. Auction an Artistic Experience Auctions are popular fundraising events that all kinds of nonprofits use to engage and connect with their supporters. Just make sure the bidding is also open to virtual attendees! Don’t be discouraged.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

The conventional wisdom on museum memberships is that they are "one size fits many" programs whose primary benefits are free entrance to the museum and insider access to exhibition openings. But what about all the other people who love your museum? Want to know how the Brooklyn Museum is answering this question?

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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. Click is an exhibition process in three parts: The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

We engaged in an exhibit together, making "one minute sculptures" and taking photos of each other. We connected virtually later. As the museum's website puts it, "this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public as essential collaborators in the art-making process." We talked afterwards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

The library community has a large presence on Second Life at Information Island which is where the TechSoup SL Virtual Office is located. Vlog and Blog Raising Lost in Light is a videoblog about small gauge filmmaking featuring home movies, work by artists, articles by preservationists and film scholars, video tutorials and other film gems.

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Wiki Vlog Machinima Bookmarking 50

Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

With technology improving, virtual and hybrid events rising in popularity, and new event ideas coming to fruition, it can be hard to determine the best fundraising event that aligns with your audience, goals, and overall mission. Even as events become in-person again, incorporating virtual elements to make them hybrid will likely be the norm.

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Ideas Fundraising Virtual Fun 59

Museum 2.0

JULY 29, 2008

How can you make your museum website more effective in driving traffic and raising awareness of your institution? But there is a simpler, more impactful way for museum websites to become more visible, cited, and visited in the online landscape. Museums are creating “walled gardens,” and it hurts online visibility and impact.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2011

In 1990, educator and cultural critic Neil Postman described a museum as "an answer to a fundamental question: what does it mean to be a human being?" Without an explicit "I" voice, the museum's perspective on humanity is oblique to say the least. Welcome to Pine Point is not a museum project.

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History Museum Sound Voice 43

Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

As you begin marketing your auction, don’t forget to highlight auction items through various channels like social media, email, and your website, especially if your auction will be a virtual event. Share your silent auction basket highlights on all of your social media platforms, using both photos and videos to boost your items’ appeal.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I keep on telling my story of how I moved between the East and West, between physical environments (architecture, urban design) and virtual (web and mobile development and strategy), between technology and the humanities. Photos matter. Interactive artist, Jonathan Harris is an amazing story teller. " This is so true.

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Storytelling Story Mobile North Korea 87

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Both of these attributes are of great interest to museums, which are trying to figure out how to monetize the Web and how to use the Web to draw more people to their physical locations. You come to the museum, and THEN you post your photo in the Flickr group. Before the real-world event, there was no reason to connect virtually.

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