When it comes to user participation in cultural institutions and the arts, it's popular to launch projects that pit visitors against exp...

When I was in Taiwan, I heard again and again from museum professionals: "We are very conservative in Taiwanese museums. We're not ...

I spent last week in the glorious country of Taiwan, hiking, eating, and working with museum professionals and graduate students at a confer...

Dear Museum 2.0 readers, I need your help. As some of you know, I'm working on a project to open an experimental cafe in Santa Cruz that...

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. I was fascinated by the project’s innovativ...

Today, a pause button on standard Museum 2.0 posts and a musing on the particular thrills and perils of fandom. I've thinking about vene...

Let's say you work at an organization that mostly caters to a middle and upper-class, white audience. Let's say you have a sincere i...

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Skill-sharing free schools. Community...

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. During the ensuing discussion, one ...

Dear Museum 2.0 readers, Today is my birthday. It's been an intense year - finishing the book and spending lots of time on the road work...