The document discusses a project focused on audience engagement in museums, specifically detailing a crowdsourced cyberexhibition that encouraged public participation in the creation of exhibits. It outlines a two-phase process involving a call for submissions and subsequent production, showcasing various forms of contributions from participants. Additionally, it highlights ongoing research into participatory museums and intercultural dialogue facilitated by contributors from multiple educational institutions.

1. RE:THINKING
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
MCN 2013 | Montréal, CA
@NutsBold | www.nutsandbold.ca

2. We
You.

3. The Lab at Belmar &
MCA Denver’s
« Mixed Taste »
http://belmarlab.org/past-mixed.php

4. National Museum of Scotland
Tales of Things +
Ghost objects
http://www.omnimuseum.org/id21.html

5. Centre d’Histoire de Montréal
Vous faites partie de l’histoire !
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PA
GE/CENTRE_HIST_MTL_FR/MEDIA/DOCU
MENTS/CHM_VFPH_PROMO_2013.PDF

6. Stockholm Education
A museum without walls
http://stockholmsutbildningen.se/english.htm
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8. WHAT’S THAT ?
Cyberexhibition
Crowdsourced
Based on how people
interact online
Experimental
And….

9. FACTS !
FACTS
0 experience
1 simple idea
2 websites
3 months
5 grad students
75 $
269 submissions

10. PHASE 1 CROWDSOURCING
PHASE 1: :
CROWDSOURCING
1 Call to participation
2 Weeks
3 triggers
I’m not here right now…
It’s not important…
It reminds me of someone…
Goal : scaffold creativity without prescribing results

11. PHASE 1 CROWDSOURCING
PHASE 1: :
CROWDSOURCING
269 submissions from 59 contributors

12. HALL OF FAME 
Good idea /
good project

13. Submission Samples: PHOTOS

14. Submission Samples: SERIES

15. Submission Samples: TEXT

16. Submission Samples: OTHER
(painting, drawing, collage, mixed media…)

19. PHASE 2: CYBEREXHIBITION
PRODUCTION : 6 weeks, fully bilingual
1 collection
4 curatorial ‘rereadings’
Behind the scenes: process, logbook, and
message board
Visitor mashups

20. WANT TO SEE IT?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lescommissairesglaneurs
http://commissairesglaneurs.wix.com

21. Common thread
COMMON THREAD
ENGAGING
AUDIENCES

22. OUR Our current research
CURRENT RESEARCH
CONCEPTUALIZING THE
PARTICIPATORY MUSEUM
PARTICIPATION AND AUDIENCE
INVOLMENT IN MUSEUMS
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN CITY
MUSEUMS (CAN / EUR)

24. Thanks to
Alice Jarry & Isabelle Guimond
Université de Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
Collège Salette
And all our precious contributors