MCN 2016 Sessions – Not Just For Kids: Playful Experience for all Visitors
Not Just For Kids: Playful Experience for all Visitors Friday, November 4, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session Leader : Blaire Moskowitz, Marketing Manager, Antenna International Co-Presenter : Christine Murray, Senior Content Designer, Antenna International Co-Presenter : Erica Gangsei, Head of Interpretive Media, SFMOMA Co-Presenter : Kellian Adams, Mastermind, Greendoor Labs Co-Presenter : Scott…
MCN 2016 Sessions – The Digital Preservation of Babylon and VR Archives of At-Risk Heritage Sites
The digital preservation of Babylon and VR archives of at-risk heritage sites Session Leader : Brinker Ferguson, PhD candidate, University of California Santa Cruz Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM In the winter of 2009, a team of heritage professionals documented the site of Babylon using a variety of technologies…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Examining the EDGE (Exhibit Design for GIrls Engagement) Data
Examining the EDGE (Exhibit Design for GIrls Engagement) Data Thursday, November 3, 2016 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Session Leader : Miriam Langer, Professor of Media Arts, NMHU Co-Presenter : Toni Dancstep, Senior Researcher, Exploratorium The Exploratorium lead an NSF study to observe 1000 girls ages 8-13 engaging in hands-on science exhibits. This…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Strategic and Integrated Analytics / Making Data About Museums Actionable
Strategic and Integrated Analytics / Making Data About Museums Actionable Session Leader : Bruce Wyman, Principal, USD Design | MACH Consulting Co-Presenter : Kate Haley Goldman, Principal, Haley Goldman Consulting Co-Presenter : Corey Timpson, Vice President, Exhibitions, Research, and Design, Canadian Museum for Human Rights Co-Presenter : Douglas Hegley, Director of Media & Technology, Minneapolis…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Making the Workplace We Want
Making the Workplace We Want Friday, November 4, 2016 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Session Leader : Greg Albers, Digital Publications Manager, J. Paul Getty Trust Co-Presenter : Annelisa Stephan, Manager for Digital Engagement, J. Paul Getty Trust What does a genuinely human-centered workplace feel like—and what can you do to create it? Focusing on…
Looking to the past, seeing the future: MCN 1968
This #MCN50 post brought to you by Charles Zange A year after its founding, MCN hosted its first major conference: “A Conference on Computers and their Potential Applications in Museums.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted the event, which was supported by a grant from IBM. Over three days in April, participants came together to…
MCN 2016 Sessions – The Future of Museum Technology
The Future of Museum Technology Friday, November 4, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session Leader : Chad Weinard, Independent Technologist + Strategist, Independent Co-Presenter : Jason Alderman, Experience Designer, Cloud Chamber / Balboa Park Online Collaborative What technology will we need in order to realize the human-centered museum? The shift in conversation toward…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Low Tech, High Touch: How to Use the Tools in Guests’ Pockets to Create Engaging Experiences
Low Tech, High Touch: How to Use the Tools in Guests’ Pockets to Create Engaging Experiences Thursday, November 3, 2016 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Session Leader : Dustin Growick, Audience Development Outreach Manager + Team Lead for Science, Museum Hack Despite a techie word in our name, Museum Hack is known for being “low…
Leveraging Volunteers and Crowdsourcing for Digitization
This post is in partnership with Axiell, our MCN 2016 Market Trends sponsor and originally appeared here This infographic identifies the current and future strategies of museums and archives using volunteers and crowdsourcing to support their digitisation plans. Over 100 Museums and Archives from around the world took part in research conducted by MCN…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Professional Forum: Making Digital and Data Literacy More Inclusive
Professional Forum: Making Digital and Data Literacy More Inclusive Friday, November 4, 2016 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Session Leader : Elizabeth Bollwerk, Archaeological Analyst, DAACS/Thomas Jefferson Foundation Co-Presenter : Lesley Langa, CEO, NovaKultura Consulting, NovaKultura Consulting Co-Presenter : loreto alonzi, Senior Data Scientist, University of Virginia Co-Presenter : Eric Johnson, Head, Innovative Media…
Snowstorms, Strategy and Making Membership Great (Again).
For the second year in a row, a small group of MCN board members–Carolyn Royston (President), Suse Anderson (VP/Pdt Elect), Bert Degenhart Drenth (Treasurer), Laura Mann (Strategic Partnerships chair), Elizabeth Bollwerk (Professional Development chair), Deborah Howes, and Nik Honeysett–joined me at the Newark Airport Hilton on a recent weekend for a strategic retreat. Holding a…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Human-Centered Community Engagement in a Digital World: Lessons from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museums History Unfolded Project
Human-Centered Community Engagement in a Digital World: Lessons from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s History Unfolded Project Friday, November 4, 2016 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Session Leader : Eric Schmalz, Citizen History Community Manager, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Crowdsourcing and citizen history projects are becoming increasingly popular. A growing number of museums…