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Museum 2.0
APRIL 18, 2011
I asked Wendy Pollock and Kathleen McLean, authors of the new book The Convivial Museum , to share a guest post about the book. At first glance, our new book, The Convivial Museum , is about the most simple ideas. That's why we've included so many voices and perspectives in this book. And that's where this book comes in.
Museum 2.0
MAY 31, 2011
Last week, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums in Houston, I was honored to chair a fabulous panel on empowering museum staff to take creative risks ( slides here ). Beck beautifully described her entry into museum work. What kind of support do you need to be confident about taking a risk in your work?
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Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 6, 2007
Last week, we looked at the first section of Visitor Voices , on Talk-backs, and came to the conclusion that comment boards and the like are functionally conversations, and that their design, therefore, should focus on encouraging positive, lively, thoughtful, engaged discussion. It's nice to see visitors and museums switch roles like that.
Museum 2.0
JUNE 2, 2010
This year, the American Association of Museums annual conference was in Los Angeles (my hometown). I hosted two sessions, one on design for participation and the other on mission-driven museum technology development. He started with museums as a "place to go"--to see things, consume experiences. In this case, a heck of a lot.
Museum 2.0
JULY 17, 2008
Traditional exhibition design, in which the museum has a specific story or message to tell, doesn't easily accommodate visitor co-creation. But there are other times when the message isn't simple, and in those cases, visitor voices can help strategically shape multi-dimensional exhibitions.
Have Fun - Do Good
JANUARY 16, 2009
--Favianna Rodriguez Below is the edited transcript of a Big Vision Podcast interview from November 13, 2008 with Favianna Rodriguez, a political digital artist and printmaker based in Oakland, California. and who gave me the self-confidence to be able to have that voice. I think that is really important. I never went to art school.
Museum 2.0
JULY 7, 2010
Most museums that offer interactive exhibits, media elements, or participatory activities offer them alongside traditional labels and interpretative tools. Two institutions I see making this "or" choice in exciting ways are the Brooklyn Museum and the Oakland Museum in California. You can't always do "and."
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