Museum 2.0

APRIL 7, 2009

Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? Museum staff create an exhibit by a traditional internal design process, but the exhibit, once open, invites visitors to contribute their own stories and participation. In the first case, you are making the design process participatory. The exhibit opens.

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Participatory Design Difference Museum 27

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 Social Build Teen 42

Museum 2.0

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? They are frequently about real people's stories. Aren't art museums less open to participation than other kinds of museums?"

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Museum Difference Participatory Arts 29

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Your friend who tells fascinating, colorful stories may not be the person you turn to for the straight dope. Museums aren't the only venues facing this question: news outlets, corporate brands, and educators are also grappling with the question of trust in the participatory age. Many of the teens write, "learn with us.

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Participatory Museum Teen Voice 20

Museum 2.0

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. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. In the meantime, here are some. THINGS I''M MOST PROUD OF: Making space for distributed leadership.

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Museum Director Culture History 49

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

This seems like an appropriate time to share the story. My story is more a case of "Getting Hired: It's What You Want, How Aggressive You Are, and What Ideas You Can Offer." At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods.

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Museum Ideas Job Project 52

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. I saw teens and adults who sat and did this activity for 45 minutes and wasn’t surprised to hear that some people spend over an hour on it.

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Museum Denver Arts Participatory 21

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

In the case of Slavery in New York , the end of the exhibition featured a story-capture station at which visitors could record video responses to a series of four questions about their reactions to the exhibition. Tags: Talking to Strangers design participatory museum usercontent interactives.

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Goal Difference Design Platform 31

Museum 2.0

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 Museum Participatory Children 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

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. What if you sent your members requests for their best and worst visit stories and then posted those stories publicly on your website?

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Museum Teen Community Discussion 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

The people were of all ages--moms with babies strapped to their fronts, six year-olds using skillsaws, pre-teens building robots, teenagers doing homework. For example, the Exploratorium is an extraordinarily participatory museum, but it''s not nearly as participatory as a Community Science Workshop. It''s powerful.

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Green Interview Community Share 20

Museum 2.0

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?” Projects participatory museum. If not, consider whether this is the right partner and where better friendships might be found.

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Museum Hosting Community Model 22

Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? Structure the space with a clear story (and commensurate rules). Tags: participatory museum visitors. When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind? The irritating design? The bizarre obsession with "adding" friends? Or is it the stalkers?

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Museum Myspace Social Network Interaction 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Looking closer, I saw that each seat had its own handwritten label, telling the story of the Philadelphia cultural institution from which it originated. Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders.

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Process Share Philadelphia Arts 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2016

Teens advocating for all-gender bathrooms. When I share these stories at conferences, someone always asks: what about institutions that serve millions of visitors each year? That means offering clear, visible, appealing participatory experiences that enhance the destination experience. Printmakers leading workshops.

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Community Museum Local Participatory 20