The document discusses designing museum experiences to encourage participation. It focuses on Log Cabin Village, a living history museum depicting 19th century Texas. Previously, the museum used barriers and repetitive presentations that discouraged return visits. It is moving to a more participatory model by removing barriers, facilitating conversation, and giving visitors more control over their experience through hands-on activities. This makes each visit unique and encourages return visits. However, increasing participation requires resources like time, staff training, and community input that can be challenging with budget constraints. The rewards include increased community investment, engagement of visitors and staff, and ensuring the museum remains relevant.
Emma McFarland and Lawrence Chiles, the National Gallery
With its imposing presence on Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery may not seem a place of openness to some even though it is open to anyone who chooses to walk through the door. But what does openness mean in the context of today's Gallery?
We are on a journey to create a new Innovation Lab, a physical and virtual space to help the organisation adapt and respond to the opportunities and challenges of a rapidly changing world. And the word 'openness' is a recurring theme as we strive to work with new technologies, find new methods of interpretation and reach new audiences. This short talk will explore some of the questions it has prompted and our learning along the way, including:
How do we spark greater internal openness, breaking down the silos between team and hierarchies which support 'production pipelines', but which perhaps create barriers to doing things differently?
How do we bring the audience inside - opening up our creative processes and decision-making? What does 'user voice' mean when our 'users' come from 100 different countries across the world?
Emma McFarland and Lawrence Chiles, the National Gallery
With its imposing presence on Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery may not seem a place of openness to some even though it is open to anyone who chooses to walk through the door. But what does openness mean in the context of today's Gallery?
We are on a journey to create a new Innovation Lab, a physical and virtual space to help the organisation adapt and respond to the opportunities and challenges of a rapidly changing world. And the word 'openness' is a recurring theme as we strive to work with new technologies, find new methods of interpretation and reach new audiences. This short talk will explore some of the questions it has prompted and our learning along the way, including:
How do we spark greater internal openness, breaking down the silos between team and hierarchies which support 'production pipelines', but which perhaps create barriers to doing things differently?
How do we bring the audience inside - opening up our creative processes and decision-making? What does 'user voice' mean when our 'users' come from 100 different countries across the world?
The Final Party: A festival aimed at sparking conversations about life & deathCILIP
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MW2010: J. Doyle + M. Doyle, Mixing Social Glue with Brick and Mortar: Experi...museums and the web
A presentation from Museums and the Web 2010.
We present the results of a case study testing Open Museum’s Mobile service in partnership with the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College. We explore preferences, challenges, and barriers to use for the various participants (including visitors, our museum partners and Open Museum itself) and look at the lessons learned about the technical, content, and social aspects of a mobile Web access project in museums.
Session: Mobiles: A Panel [mobile]
see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/abstracts/prg_335002271.html
Heritage collections, wellbeing and digital technologiesCILIP
Using case studies, Director of Senate House Library Nick Barratt explores the value of heritage collections in libraries and archives across all sectors, and the growing link with promoting wellbeing and other values to society. The introduction of new digital technology to support innovative interventions will be addressed at CILIP Conference.
The theory, ethics and practice of collecting is a key issue in the curriculum of the Reinwardt Academie (Amsterdam). After a brief introduction of the training programmes offered by the academy, a theoretical framework is presented and elaborated on the basis of some projects in Amsterdam, Zoetermeer in Düsseldorf. The presentation emphasis the role of participation in collecting.
23 Tips From Comedians to Be Funnier in Your Next Presentation (via the book ...David Nihill
As they clock up the 10,000 hours that Malcolm Gladwell says make a master, comedians learn a lot the hard way. Here are their top tips so you don't have to.
1. Use the Rule of 3
2. Draw Upon Your Real-Life Experiences
3. Identify the Key Part and Get There Fast
4. Find the Funny in Pain Points
5. Think Fails and Firsts
6. Listen and repeat.
7. Think Fun Over Funny
8. Screen Your Jokes
9. Tell a Joke
10. Like Jerry Seinfeld Does, Use Inherently Funny Words
11. Paint a Picture for Others to See
12. Do Something Memorable
13. Jokes are: 1, 2 … 4!
14. Use the Art of Misdirection
15. Put the Word the Joke Hinges on at the End of the Sentence
16. Use Tension
17. Avoid Ever Going Blank Onstage
18. Use Your Hands
19. Use Metaphors and Analogies Combined With Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
20. If the Energy Is Down, Bring It Up
21. Trust Your Funny Bits
22. Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
And last but not least, from Irish comedian Dylan Moran:
23. Don’t Rely on Potential
“Don’t do it! Stay away from your potential,” Moran says. “You’ll mess it up. It’s potential; leave it. Anyway, it’s like your bank balance–you always have a lot less than you think.”
As Mark Twain said, “The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” That type of arms race may be one worth all our time. Most presentations are really boring. With applications of these tips, yours will not be.
These tips are taken from the bestselling book Do You Talk Funny and Hacking Public Speaking. http://hackingpublicspeaking.com/
How does someone end up making a career of creating exhibits? Until recently, the paths for most people entering the museum exhibition field have been many and varied – and I’m no exception. My hope with this discussion is to shed some light on the odd impact various interests and events from childhood to today have led me on this path, and the significant impact that serendipity has played. Along the way, I’ll be making observations about museums and exhibitions based on my experiences “in the wild”. And, I hope I’ll be able to shed some light on how the museum and exhibit theory imparted in the KI program reacts when it collides with reality (!).
The Final Party: A festival aimed at sparking conversations about life & deathCILIP
Engaging Libraries is a pilot scheme which has brought the Carnegie UK Trust, the Wellcome Trust and Society of Chief Librarians together to work in partnership to allow libraries to experiment with public engagement around health and wellbeing. The 14 projects funded cover a wide range of topics, working with new partners and engaging with the public in innovative ways. Representatives from Engaging Libraries projects will speak about their work, how they are engaging the public and demonstrate methods they are using.
MW2010: J. Doyle + M. Doyle, Mixing Social Glue with Brick and Mortar: Experi...museums and the web
A presentation from Museums and the Web 2010.
We present the results of a case study testing Open Museum’s Mobile service in partnership with the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College. We explore preferences, challenges, and barriers to use for the various participants (including visitors, our museum partners and Open Museum itself) and look at the lessons learned about the technical, content, and social aspects of a mobile Web access project in museums.
Session: Mobiles: A Panel [mobile]
see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/abstracts/prg_335002271.html
Heritage collections, wellbeing and digital technologiesCILIP
Using case studies, Director of Senate House Library Nick Barratt explores the value of heritage collections in libraries and archives across all sectors, and the growing link with promoting wellbeing and other values to society. The introduction of new digital technology to support innovative interventions will be addressed at CILIP Conference.
The theory, ethics and practice of collecting is a key issue in the curriculum of the Reinwardt Academie (Amsterdam). After a brief introduction of the training programmes offered by the academy, a theoretical framework is presented and elaborated on the basis of some projects in Amsterdam, Zoetermeer in Düsseldorf. The presentation emphasis the role of participation in collecting.
23 Tips From Comedians to Be Funnier in Your Next Presentation (via the book ...David Nihill
As they clock up the 10,000 hours that Malcolm Gladwell says make a master, comedians learn a lot the hard way. Here are their top tips so you don't have to.
1. Use the Rule of 3
2. Draw Upon Your Real-Life Experiences
3. Identify the Key Part and Get There Fast
4. Find the Funny in Pain Points
5. Think Fails and Firsts
6. Listen and repeat.
7. Think Fun Over Funny
8. Screen Your Jokes
9. Tell a Joke
10. Like Jerry Seinfeld Does, Use Inherently Funny Words
11. Paint a Picture for Others to See
12. Do Something Memorable
13. Jokes are: 1, 2 … 4!
14. Use the Art of Misdirection
15. Put the Word the Joke Hinges on at the End of the Sentence
16. Use Tension
17. Avoid Ever Going Blank Onstage
18. Use Your Hands
19. Use Metaphors and Analogies Combined With Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
20. If the Energy Is Down, Bring It Up
21. Trust Your Funny Bits
22. Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
And last but not least, from Irish comedian Dylan Moran:
23. Don’t Rely on Potential
“Don’t do it! Stay away from your potential,” Moran says. “You’ll mess it up. It’s potential; leave it. Anyway, it’s like your bank balance–you always have a lot less than you think.”
As Mark Twain said, “The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” That type of arms race may be one worth all our time. Most presentations are really boring. With applications of these tips, yours will not be.
These tips are taken from the bestselling book Do You Talk Funny and Hacking Public Speaking. http://hackingpublicspeaking.com/
How does someone end up making a career of creating exhibits? Until recently, the paths for most people entering the museum exhibition field have been many and varied – and I’m no exception. My hope with this discussion is to shed some light on the odd impact various interests and events from childhood to today have led me on this path, and the significant impact that serendipity has played. Along the way, I’ll be making observations about museums and exhibitions based on my experiences “in the wild”. And, I hope I’ll be able to shed some light on how the museum and exhibit theory imparted in the KI program reacts when it collides with reality (!).
Empathetic Museum 101: A Maturity Model to Advance InclusionWest Muse
Visitor-centered. Civic-minded. Inclusive. Diverse. Welcoming. Responsive. Participatory. Learn how these qualities of 21st century museums are impossible without an inner core of institutional empathy: the intention of the museum to be, and be perceived as, deeply connected with its community. This introductory session will consider issues of racial and economic justice as benchmarks for institutional self-reflection, assessment, and change.
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As part of the Cultural Olympiad, Arts Council England's Stories of the World programme transformed the opportunities open to young participants and challenged museums to make lasting change to how they operate by embedding young people at the heart of their decision-making.
The conference brought together project partners, key thinkers and influencers from across the cultural sector to explore what has changed and how to take forward youth engagement and co-production. The conference explored what museums can learn from Stories of the world and how this learning can be applied to the wider cultural sector.
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1. The
Participatory
House
Museum?
Designing for
Participation in
“Hands-Off” Spaces
2. The Participatory Museum—guiding
principles/theories
• The idea of an audience-centered institution that is
as relevant, useful, and accessible as a shopping mall
or train station
• The idea that visitors construct their own meaning
from cultural experiences
• The idea that users’ voices can inform and invigorate
both project design and public-facing programs
3. Log Cabin Village
• Fort Worth living history museum dedicated
to 19th century Texas
• Seven log cabins (including a working
gristmill), one-room school house, log
smokehouse, reproduction blacksmith shop
• Third person historical interpreters
4.
5. Where we were—
a “pre” participatory model
• “Chicken wire”—physical/emotional barrier
• The spiel
• Little visitor engagement
• Duplicate experience at each visit…so why
return?
6. What does visitor engagement
look like for your site?
The “good
ol’ days”
7. Where we are—
an “in process” participatory model
• Removal of wire and plex; still barrier, but less
divisive
• Conversation-based interpretation
• Touch baskets
• Hands-on cabin—experience is entirely visitor-
directed
• Social media
• Each visit, theoretically, is unique. Come back to
learn more!
10. Challenges
• Budget—we can’t stay open later or hire more
staff
• Seeking outside input requires TIME and
money
• Time
• Staff retraining
• Did I mention time?
11. Rewards
• Staff members become stakeholders—less
burnout
• Visitors feel emotionally and physically
engaged and return
• Institution remains relevant in turbulent times
• Community investment
• Greater representation of the community as a
whole
12. Resources
• The Participatory Museum PowerPoint—Nina
Simon: http://tinyurl.com/ninasimon1
• Engaging Museum Audiences PowerPoint—
Nina Simon: http://bit.ly/engagenz
• The Interpreters Training Manual for
Museums—Mary Kay Cunningham
13. Wanna talk?
Rena Lawrence
Educator and Collections Manager
Log Cabin Village
817-392-6769
rena.lawrence@fortworthgov.org
Twitter.com/logcabinvillage
Facebook.com/logcabinvillage
