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JULY 23, 2013

School programs fall within this landscape, and our goal is not to see them as completely separate from the other work we do with youth—Kid Happy Hour, family festivals, teen program—but on a continuum. What kinds of programs should we consider providing for these groups? Most school tours are for intact groups—a single class or grade.

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Program Museum Work History 39

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day. This past weekend, in conjunction with our exhibition about Ze Frank's current participatory project, A Show , we hosted " Ze Frank Weekend "--a quickie summer camp of workshops, activities, presentations, and lots of hugging. It was pretty freaking amazing.

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Reflection Community Museum Participatory 43

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MAY 8, 2013

In the past, I''ve subscribed to the theory that an organization should target many different groups and types of people to serve a constellation of specific audiences across diverse affinities, needs, and interests. It''s still grouping. But ultimately, that''s still targeting. Why fight it?

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Museum Social Arts History 55

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MAY 21, 2014

When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. We have an incredible group of people working together at the MAH right now. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. In the meantime, here are some.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? For this reason, I see history museums as best-suited for participatory projects that involve story-sharing and crowdsourced collecting (e.g.

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JULY 31, 2013

You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. I crave community, but I am not naturally outgoing in large group settings like conferences.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. If you have a friend or group of friends who like to "go out"--whether that's brunch, hiking, movies, or museums--you're more likely to form a habit that involves external venues.

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Arts Museum Music Calendar 50

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MAY 5, 2009

Visitor Co-Created Museum Experiences This session was a dream for me, one that brought together instigators of three participatory exhibit projects: MN150 (Kate Roberts), Click! So far, most participatory museum design projects are heavily guided by the institution. MN150 will have formal summative evaulation, which is wonderful.

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Slides Participatory Museum Children 20

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AUGUST 25, 2009

There was a wonderful example at the Ontario Science Center in their Hot Zone area, which features several voting and commenting kiosks popular with teens. Unfortunately, most talk back walls don't support the grouping of visitor contributions or attempt to encourage conversational threads to develop.

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Design Goal Difference Platform 31

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders. Temple Contemporary’s mission is to creatively re-imagine the social function of art through questions of local relevance and international significance.

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Process Share Philadelphia Arts 20

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. I knew how to be assertive and social in small settings like my museum but not in larger groups. In 2004, Anna was the Director of Exhibitions and Programs at the International Spy Museum.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

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AUGUST 3, 2009

We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. Pick a group of people to whom you would like to be relevant, and work with them to deliver programs that meet their needs. Tags: participatory museum inclusion comfort. Pick a specific community (or two).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

In many museums, comment cards are currently the most "participatory" part of the visitor experience. The ideas can be tagged and grouped into categories, and can be browsed in time order, by most popular, or by category. It may be useful if you want to ask "What kind of teen programs should our museum offer?"

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Comment Tools Museum Conversation 20

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AUGUST 18, 2008

Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?” If you start with an event, you may grow the relationship from one-off to a deeper connection with the group. Invite them back.

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MARCH 30, 2016

Teens advocating for all-gender bathrooms. LOCAL INSTITUTION : Your community is a definable group of people connected by place. That means offering clear, visible, appealing participatory experiences that enhance the destination experience. Printmakers leading workshops. Volunteers restoring a historic cemetery.

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