Visitor Co-Created Museum Experiences

AAM 2009 presentation on co-designing exhibits and museum research projects by Shelley Bernstein (Brooklyn Museum), David Klevan (US Holocaust Memorial Museum), Kate Roberts (Minnesota History Center), and Nina Simon (Museum 2.0).

Visitor Co-Created Museum Experiences
nina simon, museum 2.0
shelley bernstein, brooklyn museum
david klevan, us holocaust memorial museum
kate roberts, minnesota history center museum
what is co-creation?
contributory
collaborative
co-design
community
rules
process
expectations
relationships
MN150
Tech Virtual Test Zone 
Click! 
A Crowd-Curated Exhibition
Children of the Lodz Ghetto
Click! Overview
Tech Virtual Overview
MN150 Overview
Lodz Ghetto Overview
Tech Virtual Test Zone: 3000 sq ft, 8 interactive exhibits (opened June 2008)
146 projects on web and in Second Life (31 judged for Test Zone)
504 website members, 286 Second Life members
no exhibits built since the Test Zone opened
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the projects
what about the tough questions?
surprises?
what's the cost?
what's the value?
what works?
what failed?
how do you do it?
misconceptions?
what did we learn?
respect your visitors
give them real work
make the guidelines clear
authenticity matters
communities need support
constraints are good
give away the fun part
level the playing field
2,700 nominations by Nov 2006
Exhibit opens Oct 2007
find this again: http://prezi.com/49632
would you do it again?
was the product high quality?
what about authority?