Resources
Curated links and information to reinforce and assist, cajole, peak interest and curiosity, and provide ample space to explore new (and not so new) ideas for better interpreting WITH visitors and not AT them.
Links
Museum 2.0 Nina Simon's blog. Nina is one of the more up front advocates (self admitted activist) for visitor interaction and co-creation in the museum context. Her TED talk at Santa Cruz TEDx is a great presentation on design, intent, and using museums as social tools and objects that connect people to EACH OTHER not just resources. Her book The Participatory Museum is available as a PDF. MUST READ!
Animating Democracy inspires, informs and promotes arts and culture as a potent contributor to community and societal change.
Facilitate to Communicate Facebook page: a group for exploring ideas on dialogue
Interpretation through Dialogue: Brian Forist's Facebook page
Books
The Participatory Museum- title says it all. start reading- and better yet start using it as a manual.
Letting go? Sharing Authority in a user generated world- investigates path-breaking public history practices at a time when the traditional expertise of museums and historical institutions is constantly challenged by evolving trends in technology, community-based programming, oral histories, and contemporary art.
Good Stuff
American association of museums trends