the participatory history museum
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An hour-long presentation about visitor participation in museums, with a focus on history institutions. First presented at the Missouri History Museum on 22 July 2010. Created by Nina Simon, Museum 2.0.TRANSCRIPT
the participatory museum
nina simon, museum [email protected]@ninaksimon on twitter
slides at http://bit.ly/participatoryhistory
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
why i’m here
the participatory museum is a place where visitors can create, share, and connect with each other around content.
what i advocate
in cultural institutions, that can mean...
upper: SFMOMAlower: Science Museum of Minnesota
Denver Community MuseumCantor Art Center
Authority is content provider
and it requires some changes
Authority is content provider Authority is platform provider
and it requires some changes
why would you want to do this?
participation does five things best:
deliver personal relevance
celebrate and network diverse voices
deliver dynamic content
encourage interpersonal dialogue
support collaborative + creative practice
why would you want to do this?
participation does five things best:
deliver personal relevance
celebrate and network diverse voices
deliver dynamic content
encourage interpersonal dialogue
support collaborative + creative practice
why would you want to do this?to deliver personal relevance
London Science Museum
why would you want to do this?to deliver personal relevance
London Science Museum
why would you want to do this?to celebrate and network diverse visitors’ voices
Minnesota History Center
why would you want to do this?to celebrate and network diverse visitors’ voices
Minnesota History Center
why would you want to do this?to deliver dynamic content and experiences
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
why would you want to do this?to deliver dynamic content and experiences
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
why would you want to do this?to encourage interpersonal dialogue
University of Washington
why would you want to do this?to encourage interpersonal dialogue
University of Washington
why would you want to do this?to support collaborative, creative practice
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
why would you want to do this?to support collaborative, creative practice
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
why would you want to do this?
participation does five things best:
deliver personal relevance
celebrate and network diverse voices
deliver dynamic content
encourage interpersonal dialogue
support collaborative + creative practice
why would you want to do this?
participation does five things best:
deliver personal relevance
celebrate and network diverse voices
deliver dynamic content
encourage interpersonal dialogue
support collaborative + creative practice
Oakland Museum of CA: a case study
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what do they need?
how can you do it well?
what do they need?
how can you do it well?
what are you about?
what do they need?
how can you do it well?
what are you about?
what will these relationships look like?
five techniques for participatory engagement
1. be personal / i like museums + heroes
2. scaffold the experience / side trip + art of participation
3. design for thoughtful response / on the road
4. offer multiple engagement points / youtube
5. connect to known frameworks / human library
five techniques for participatory engagement
1. be personal / i like museums + heroes
2. scaffold the experience / side trip + art of participation
3. design for thoughtful response / on the road
4. offer multiple engagement points / youtube
5. connect to known frameworks / human library
ilikemuseums.com
five techniques for participatory engagement
1. be personal / i like museums + heroes
2. scaffold the experience / side trip + art of participation
3. design for thoughtful response / on the road
4. offer multiple engagement points / youtube
5. connect to known frameworks / human library
Denver Art Museum90,000 visitors, 37,000 posters made
average time poster-making: 25 minutes
GoMA
social participation also requires scaffolding
GoMA
Find someone about your height to help you with this exhibit
social participation also requires scaffolding
GoMA
Find someone about your height to help you with this exhibit Ask a stranger of your gender to do this activity with you
social participation also requires scaffolding
five techniques for participatory engagement
1. be personal / i like museums + heroes
2. scaffold the experience / side trip + art of participation
3. design for thoughtful response / on the road
4. offer multiple engagement points / youtube
5. connect to known frameworks / human library
Lowell National Historical Park
five techniques for participatory engagement
1. be personal / i like museums + heroes
2. scaffold the experience / side trip + art of participation
3. design for thoughtful response / on the road
4. offer multiple engagement points / youtube
5. connect to known frameworks / human library
don’t focus solely on creators...
the vast majority of social media users are not creators
what makes YouTube different?
five techniques for participatory engagement
1. be personal / i like museums + heroes
2. scaffold the experience / side trip + art of participation
3. design for thoughtful response / on the road
4. offer multiple engagement points / youtube
5. connect to known frameworks / human library
I’ve never had a gay friend. It was unbelievably exciting to find myself facing him with his body, opinions and identity. It seems he was not very different from me and especially he was not an alien. From now on, I will not disrupt my communication with the gays, I will enhance it.
- Reader in Istanbul, 2007
participation can be for everyone
Minnesota History MuseumAuckland Museum
what’s your idea?
contact me [email protected]
http://www.museumtwo.com
Download slides at http://bit.ly/participatoryhistory