Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

This post shares my reflections on the projects and five things I learned from their work. This is less true of Dirty Laundry, which required a blend of friendly invitation to participate and private spaces to contribute secrets.) As one participant said, "the museum feels friendly in a way it usually doesn't."

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2012

We're looking for an Exhibitions Manager to join our team here at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. This is a highly collaborative role, and we are looking for the perfect blend of strong design skills with a generous enthusiasm for amateur and professional co-creation. You Can't Do That in Museums Camp is filling up.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 26, 2009

On a recent trip to DC, an old friend showed me around a new exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), From Memory to Action: Meeting the Challenge of Genocide. The USHMM pledge wall is notable for its blending of digital and analog technologies. Some responses were more reflective, like "I will never forget."

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

There are lots of museums (and organizations of all kinds) looking for ways to inspire users and visitors to produce their own content and share it with the institution online. The World Beach Project is managed by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London with artist-in-residence Sue Lawty. It's not marketing hype.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

I've become convinced that successful paths to participation in museums start with self-identification. The easiest way to do that is to acknowledge their uniqueness and validate their ability to connect with the museum on their own terms. Who is the "me" in the museum experience? Not so at museums.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

In the spirit of a popular post written earlier this year , I want to share the behind the scenes on our current almost-museumwide exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz Collects. The content focuses on the question of WHY we collect and how our collections reflect our individual and community identities.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

To reflect and represent your community. At the MAH, our goal is for museum participants to reflect the age, income, and ethnic diversity of Santa Cruz County. This argument encourages organization to strive for a demographic blend that over-indexes younger, lower-income, more racially diverse participants.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2009

It also includes reflections from the exhibit team on the project. Facilitated/Unfacilitated Blend When we started this course, I really pushed the students to think about ways to induce unfacilitated interactions among strangers. This is a good lesson for museum talk-back design.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2007

I’m working on a game design project now that involves an interesting experiment: a blend of real-time and on-demand gaming. While some military, fire, and law enforcement simulations do allow time out for discussion and reflection, others require the “players” to move through exercises in real time. Real-time gaming is more realistic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Brett’s approach is both unique and inspiring, seamlessly blending time-tested fundraising techniques with his trademark humor and heartfelt enthusiasm during live auctions and fund-a-need paddle raises. Tony’s diverse background reflects his passion for giving and helping others. He is an entrepreneur and community volunteer.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

"The words we use in attempting to change museum directions matter. Our museum in Santa Cruz has been slammed by those who believe participatory experiences have gone too far. I am glad this conversation is happening and that both museum professionals and local Santa Cruzans are engaged. But we do have ''and.''

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