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YOU CAN’T DO THAT!making risky projects possible
nina simon, museum 2.0
@ninaksimon on twitter http://bit.ly/ndfnina
where i live
what i dobalboa park online collaborativeboston children’s museum calgary science centerchabot space science centerchicago history museumdenver art museumexperience music projectgirls math and science partnershipinternational spy museummonterey bay aquariumoakland museumSFMOMA smithsonian museum of natural historystatens museum for kunsttech museum of innovation
the participatory museum is a place where visitors can create, share, and connect with each other around content.
what i dream about
Image credit: Dimitry van den Berg
"The idea was not of great enough importance.
! The idea was premature.
! The idea was too overwhelming."
-Beyond the Silos of the LAMs
http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2008/2008-05.pdf
"It happens two ways—when the place is little enough
and the stakes are low enough so the price invested can
be done in paper and pencil and scotch tape.
And the other way is when you have a director who has
so much guts and can charm the pants off the trees and is
willing to lose their job."
-Elaine Gurian
http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2007/07/book-club-part-3b-talking-institutional.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninaksimon/4121352130/
six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
MISSION? WHAT MISSION?
We should do X because it will allow us to
better fulfill Y aspect of our mission by Z.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts aspires to be a center of creativity within the Bay Area; one that is recognized globally and locally for its dedication to artistic innovation, its imagination in the exploration of ideas and its sustained commitment to creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience. Inspired by living artists, we seek to create through them and with them a fully integrated center of artistic inquiry that embraces diverse aesthetics and ideas. We are courageous in pursuit of our aspirations, bold in carrying out our work and fearless in our commitment to place contemporary art at the heart of community life.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts aspires to be a center of creativity within the Bay Area; one that is recognized globally and locally for its dedication to artistic innovation, its imagination in the exploration of ideas and its sustained commitment to creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience. Inspired by living artists, we seek to create through them and with them a fully integrated center of artistic inquiry that embraces diverse aesthetics and ideas. We are courageous in pursuit of our aspirations, bold in carrying out our work and fearless in our commitment to place contemporary art at the heart of community life.
“creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience”
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/07/09/fictitious-narratives-visitor-made-labels-the-odditoreum/
http://www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz/activities/label/
“creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience”
http://sf0.org
“sustained commitment”
http://broughttolight.wordpress.com/
“sustained commitment”
http://online.ushmm.org/lodzchildren/
“fearless... bold”
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/click/
“fearless... bold”
We should do X because it will allow us to
better fulfill Y aspect of our mission by Z.
six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
THE RIGHT TOOL
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/2589160616/
Our Green Trail: how we got there...
Our Green Trail: real-world actions, virtual world rewards
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/3465762639/
Balboa Park: cellphone interactions in physical spaces
Giskin Anomaly: what we’re planning
find the symbol
call the number
jump into the story
(keep in touch online)
six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
WHEN IN ROME...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbylibrary/322334460/
dream or nightmare?
Minnesota History Center
a tale of two user-generated exhibits
Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
Minnesota History Center
six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
EVALUATING OUTCOMES
Lowell National Historical Park
Denver Art Museum
90,000 visitors
37,000 posters made
average time in Side Trip: 40 minutes
average time poster-making: 25 minutes
what does this mean?
http://www.imls.gov/about/21stCSkills.shtm
http://useum.tumblr.com/post/85903060/measuring-social-participation-in-a-science-museum
six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
TENDING THE GARDEN
six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
FINDING FRIENDS
continue the conversation...@ninaksimon
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