![]() ![]() That doesn’t necessarily mean that everybody’s art goes on the wall, but it means looking at every person who walks through your doors as a potential contributor to the work that is happening inside. NINA SIMON I believe that culture belongs to everybody, and, as stewards of cultural heritage and producers of culture, museums should involve and showcase the diversity of voices within our communities. I spoke with Simon about her current projects at MAH and her vision for the future of museums.ĬECI MOSS What do you mean when you talk about the “participatory museum”? Simon’s work as a writer and consultant led to her appointment in 2011 as executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History ( MAH), where she has had the opportunity to test and realize many of the approaches discussed in her research. ![]() She’s also the author of the self-published books The Participatory Museum (2010) and The Art of Relevance (2016), which are practical guides for museum professionals wanting to deepen visitor participation and audience connection. ![]() Launched in 2006, the blog covers how museums can implement more horizontal twenty-first-century practices in terms of exhibition design, collection management, and audience interfaces. Nina Simon’s blog Museum 2.0 has been at the heart of these conversations. ![]()
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