Is there a better way to connect people to the research and topics at museums as part of their day to day life ?
Creating Museum Smartphone Tours
Today museums are looking beyond audioguides to create museum smartphone tours.
Museum Evaluation Resources
A listing of museum evaluation resources.
Gever Tulley founder of the Tinkering School
Gever Tulley founder of the Tinkering School talk from TED on “5 dangerous things for kids”.
Museum Exhibition Audit
I am currently in Saigon, Vietnam, and visited the War Remnants Museum, a very powerful experience! As I am walking through the Museum I keep noticing small issues that are easily changed, but have a large impact on the visitor experience such as lighting, wayfinding and heights of graphic panels. Recently I have completed an exhibition audit for the Mobius …
Rube Goldberg Contest at Purdue
Let’s remake Science Centers, how about this as a model: “Inspired by cartoonist Rube Goldberg, college students nationwide compete to design a machine that uses the most complex process to complete a simple task – put a stamp on an envelope, screw in a light bulb, make a cup of coffee – in 20 or more steps. The competition is …
Hackerspaces
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces Hackerspaces are communites of people that gather for “Do it yourself projects” or Maker Movement projects. Most science centers lose visitors at age 12, Hackerspaces is a great way to extend participation for teenagers and adults. Read Museum 2.0 article for more information Machine Project Loves Me from Jeremy Quinn on Vimeo. Machine Project 1200 D North Alvarado Los …