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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1.

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Museum Question Participatory Vietnam 45

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APRIL 25, 2011

Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1.

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Question Participatory Museum Vietnam 49

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JUNE 1, 2010

Like many museum and library professionals, I am enamored of the idea of cultural institutions as “third places” – public venues for informal, peaceable, social engagement outside of home or work. While the talk may encompass serious topics, the attitude is light and the conversation is not structured or overly guided. Longer hours.

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Place Discussion Culture Museum 41

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NOVEMBER 2, 2008

In the last year, I have seen traditional museum attitudes about social media and community co-design go from "why should we care about this?" Small, quirky projects like the public art geocaching exhibition in Bellevue, WA , and inspiring surprises like the Living Library program and book-drop based tagging at the Hague.

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Museum Voice Minnesota Participatory 20

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Yesterday, I had the delightful opportunity to participate in the 3six5 project , a yearlong participatory project in which 365 people write 365 journal entries for every day of 2010. Participating in this made me wonder: could a museum or library run a project like 3six5? Could your institution make the change?

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Participatory Project Museum Journal 34

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Image via State Library of Queensland (an institution I love). I spent 2007-2011 traveling the world, doing participatory projects and consulting gigs, and writing my first book. You gave me support as I struggled to lead a museum through a participatory rebirth. My attitude was, "readers don't care what's going on with me.

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Museum Reflection Participatory Attitude 27

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JULY 14, 2008

What’s in the crystal ball for museums and libraries? The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. What are the essential differences and similarities between libraries and museums?

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