'Visitor participation is a hot topic in the contemporary world of museums, art galleries, science centers, libraries and cultural organizations. How can an institution do it and do it well?
The book is a practical guide to working with community members and visitors to make cultural institutions more dynamic, relevant, essential places. Museum consultant and exhibit designer Nina Simon weaves together innovative design techniques and case studies to make a powerful case for participatory practice.' - from back cover.
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Onsite

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REF.SIN
Language

English

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Publication/Creation date

2010

No of pages

371

ISBN / ISSN

9780615346502

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Chapter 1: Principles of Participation

Making Participation Physical and Scalable

Participation at its Best

What Does Participation Look Like

Who's Involved in Participation?

Outcomes for Participants and Audiences

How Does Participation Work?

Chapter 2: Participation Begins with Me

Audiences First

Treating People as Individuals

Profiles in the Real World

Designing Profiles for Cultural Institutions

Putting Personalization to Work in Cultural Institutions

Personalized Onsite Experiences

Personalization over Multiple Visits

Making Membership Matter

Chapter 3: From Me to We

The Network Effect

Designing Mediating Technology for Social Experiences

Platforms and Values

Creative Approaches to Platform Design

Platforms and Power

Chapter 4: Social Objects

What Makes an Object Social?

Designing Platforms for Social Objects

Social Platforms in the Real World

Asking Visitors Questions

Tours and Facilitated Social Experiences

Provocative Exhibition Design

Giving Visitors Instructions for Social Engagement

Making Objects Shareable

Chapter 5: Defining Participation at Your Institution

Models for Participation

Participation and Mission

The Strategic Value of Participation

Chapter 6: Visitors as Contributors

Three Approaches to Contributory Projects

Modeling Desired Participant Behavior

Curating Contributions

Audience Response to Contributory Projects

Chapter 7: Collaborating with Visitors

Two Kinds of Collaboration

Structuring Collaboration

Staff Roles in Collaborative Projects

Collaborating on Research Projects

Collaborating with Casual Visitors

Audience Response to Collaborative Projects

Chapter 8: Co-Creating with Visitors

Designing Platforms for Co-Creation

Co-Creation and Institutional Culture

Chapter 9: Hosting Participants

Hosting as a Launch Point for Deeper Engagement

Hosting Exhibitions in Community Galleries

Chapter 10: Evaluating Participatory Projects

Evaluating Impact

Developing Meaningful Measurement Tools

Incremental and Adaptive Participatory Techniques

Involving Participants in Evaluation

Chapter 11: Managing & Sustaining Participation

Participation and Institutional Culture

Participation Starts with Staff

Staff Strategies for Managing Participation

Managing Participatory Projects Over Time

Sustaining Participation

Imagining the Participatory Museum

The Participatory Museum
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