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Case Study: A Participatory Road Trip takes the SJMA on a Wild Ride

Museum 2.0

Reason #258 I'm glad to live in California: Cultural Connections. Cultural Connections is a group of museum professionals who meet up a few times a year and host excellent programs on a variety of topics. I was captivated by Chris Alexander 's story about participatory online/onsite efforts at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA).

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Missed Connections and Matchmaking: A Case for the Desire to Socialize in Museums

Museum 2.0

It doesn't matter if you are creating a didactic diorama or a participatory smorgasborg if the experience is fundamentally about your desires rather than visitors'. Imagine the drool emitted from marketing folks' mouths if museums were seen as viable places for singles to meet in a friendly, culturally interesting environment.

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AAM 2010 Recap: Slides, Surprises, and a Banjo

Museum 2.0

This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. A few things I learned from the presentations and discussion: Dan shared a useful 4-step mental model for the progression of how institutions move towards participatory engagement.

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Please Don't Send Me to My Personal Webpage

Museum 2.0

The personal webpage has many adherents, and some institutions, like The Tech Museum in San Jose, have been offering them for almost a decade. What do you want from the digital component to your next cultural experience? Go to that link, and you will find a custom webpage featuring all of the assets you saved or made onsite.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

NTEN / San Jose, CA / $650. The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Fundraising. Mar 23 - 25.

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