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This New Decade: the Future is Behind Us
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while now (as in, nearly seven years) — about the luncheon presentation at the AAM museum conference where Jason Jay Stevens attacked me with a stick. He...
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Storykiosk for Georgetown Law 150th Anniversary
It’s a pleasure to connect with Georgetown University Law Center, one of the nation’s leading law schools, as the school celebrates its 150th year in 2020. As noted in previous blog entries,...
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Storykiosk in ‘Dogs: A Science Tail’ exhibit
What could be more compelling than asking visitors to tell stories of their relationships with their own dogs? When I was first approached by California Science Center about providing a Storykiosk for...
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Announcing Online Recording: Gather stories from home
In these challenging times, one of the prototypes we’ve developed on past projects has risen to the fore — the ability for users to record and submit stories from their own smartphones at home via...
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Gathering Stories from Home: Marco Island Center for the Arts
Following up on our announcement three weeks ago of our new online story recording service, I’m happy to send word of our project using the service with Marco Island Center for the Arts. We began...
View ArticleGathering Community Stories from Home: My Interview with Paul Orselli
Last month (or so) I enjoyed being interviewed by exhibit designer and museum blogger extraordinaire Paul Orselli of Paul Orselli Workshop (POW!). The topic: “What are the best ways to gather stories...
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Stories from Home: Exhibit Testing During Covid-19
We’re noticing a trend with our new online story recording service for museums and cultural organizations: gathering stories for future exhibits. It provides a way to reach visitors in their homes,...
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Portland Museum of Art / Maine Memory Network: Upload Photos and Stories from...
We’re continuing to evolve our mission to help cultural organizations reach out to members’ homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last few weeks, we’ve added a major new feature to our online...
View ArticleSitting in our (virtual) booth at the NEMA Conference
I’ve been hanging out in our booth at the New England Museum Association (NEMA) conference the last couple days, online this year. What’s that like? It’s a lot like sitting at my dining room table,...
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Introducing StoryHabitat: A New Model for Community Stories and Exhibits
I’m delighted to announce a new name and evolved model for our community storytelling business: StoryHabitat. This reflects the awareness that museums and exhibits are increasingly connected with...
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