Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. Teenagers are often the target for participatory endeavors, and they definitely have high interest in creative expression, personalizing museum experiences, and using interactive or technological tools as part of their visit.

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Teen Social Museum Participatory 49

Museum 2.0

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. The advisors share their questions, vote on the ones that they think have the most power, and set the direction of Temple Contemporary.

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Process Share Philadelphia Arts 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

Side Trip is an immersive environment full of interactive experiences that let visitors share their own stories of the 1960s, make their own rock posters, and explore the music and vibe of the time. As your hands move through the records, the music changes to whatever record you are currently checking out.

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Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 16, 2007

Sure, it's social, but people stick to their own "pods"--families, teens, adults--and don't diverge or merge. But the best reason I can imagine has to do with barriers and shared experience. Ideas participatory museum Unusual Projects and Influences visitors. Step 3: a successful "five" is given. Why does this happen?

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Museum Participatory Teen Game 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

I watched many entertaining shorts featuring students explaining exhibits to the beat of popular and illegally uploaded music. When I watch the videos teens created at the Exploratorium and post on YouTube, I see the aspects of the exhibits they thought were most important to share with their classmates.

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Museum Teen Second Life Discussion 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2012

A group in their late teens/early 20s were wandering through the museumwide exhibition on love. When I walked by the first time, the teens were collaging and Kyle and Stacey were talking. I don't know what formed the bridge between the artists and the teens in this circumstance. Kyle had brought his baby with him.

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Community Teen Build Social 42

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Maybe it's a live music concert, or a museum visit, or a play. Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. For myself personally, this gulf rears its head every time I go to a live music concert.

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Arts Museum Music Calendar 50