Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Last week, Douglas McLellan of artsJournal ran a multi-vocal forum on the relationship between arts organizations and audiences, asking: In this age of self expression and information overload, do our artists and arts organizations need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more? Here are three of my favorites.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Here are 3 arts and cultural organizations that have given crowd fundraising a go for compelling causes: National Air & Space Museum. Denver Zoo. They didn’t need to come up with a walk-a-thon, run-a-thon, or even a polar plunge to appeal to the public. Are there works of art you want to restore?

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Every day, cultural and nonprofit institutions face unique challenges while working towards a mission with a small technical staff and digital budget. Making the public-facing user experience feel seamless. It's also trusted by institutions like Greenpeace, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Red Cross, and the White House.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2013

She knits together nostalgia and activism with a level of nuance rarely found in debates about the value of museums, libraries, and other cultural spaces. In a useful post, Doug Borwick suggests that art is like baseball: declining in relevance. IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE. OR IF YOU HAVE A SHORTER ATTENTION SPAN. SPEAKING OF RELEVANCE.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 1, 2012

That contemporary art museum is on the front of the LA Times again," she said. I can't believe that an art museum can be front page news in LA for days." LA MOCA has indeed been front page news, especially in the art world. It's amazing to see papers like the LA Times cover the debate about the future of an art museum deeply.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I'm just home from a whirlwind of speaking engagements--Oslo, Denver, Charlotte, Roanoke. We can change that by embracing participatory culture and opening up to the active, social ways that people engage with art, history, science, and ideas today. I know that not all public participation is substantive.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

For a year now, Peter Linett and his friends at Slover-Linett Strategies have been blogging thoughtfully about connecting with arts audiences in new ways. While this blog started by focusing on audience research, topics include subjectivity, participation, innovation, and culture shifts. you get the idea. The Museum of the Future.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 8, 2010

Here's the list for the next two months: April 14-17 - Denver for Museums and the Web conference. I'm giving a free talk at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on the evening of the 22nd, and then a free workshop on the 23rd at the National Postal Museum on designing better mechanisms for visitor feedback and response. May 17 - NYC.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2008

In Denver there's another way. Billed as "part art museum, part public forum," The Lab at Belmar is a contemporary art space in a suburban Denver development. At the time, I was Master Teacher of Modern and Contemporary Art at the museum. It's a hip, energetic place. It also has an unusual founding story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

open to anyone (minimize cultural bias). The Denver Art Museum's Side Trip poses many specific questions about visitors' experiences with psychedelic rock music, concerts, and drugs. The most reliable question I'm using works in art museums. questions that induce grappling. questions that motivate authentic expression.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2009

Here's my current list of useful characteristics: questions that trigger an immediate response questions that induce grappling questions that motivate authentic expression questions that draw from personal experience, not abstraction open to anyone (minimize cultural bias) speculative (what if? instead of what is?) That's why I asked.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

The general public is not a community. The article suggests that museums have previously served one community--"traditional" museum patrons who are white and elderly--and must now be relevant to several other communities that are diverse in cultural, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. 11/10/2016. Nov 11 - 14.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Find out what this type of fundraising event looks like in action with the Junior Achievement Metro Denver Virtual Trivia Bowl. You can even center your questions around your specific mission or choose a theme like Pop Culture or Movie Trivia. Art show – Are there any local artists in your area?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

When I started at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) in May, one of my priorities was redesigning our website. MCA Denver ) or single rotating image (like JMKAC ). We are rebranding our museum in the community--not with marketing dollars, but with a singular message about being a thriving gathering place around art and history.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I was talking this week with Mark Allen, the founder of Machine Project (an alternative arts space in LA), about different models for community engagement in cultural institutions. For example, consider two independent arts organizations in Los Angeles -- Machine Project and The Public School.

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