Welcome MCN 2016 Program Co-Chair, Rob Weisberg!
Post by Program co-chair, Trish Oxford Jennifer Foley and I are excited to announce that Rob Weisberg will be our newest Program Co-Chair for #MCN2017! This year, in addition to developing the conference theme, call for proposals, program structure, and creative events, the Program Committee will also ensure that MCN’s 50th anniversary gets recognized…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Making 3,000 collections accessible through Art UK
Making 3,000 collections accessible through Art UK Friday, November 4, 2016 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Session Leader : Cristiano Bianchi Launched on the 24th February 2016, Art UK is the new online home for art from every public collection in the United Kingdom. Art UK has worked in partnership with over 3,000 public collections…
MCN 2016 Sessions – National Museum Website Visitor Motivation Survey: Findings and Applications
National Museum Website Visitor Motivation Survey: Findings and Applications Thursday, November 3, 2016 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Session Leader: Martin Spellerberg, Developer, Spellerberg Associates Speaker: Alli Burness, Experience Designer, ThinkPlace Speaker: Susan Edwards, Associate Director, Digital Content, The Hammer Museum Speaker: Jacques Haba, Digital Media Manager, Nasher Sculpture Center Speaker: Jonathan Munar, Director of…
MCN 2016 Sessions – User Experience Design Considerations for Multi-Museum Online Collaborations
User Experience Design Considerations for Multi-Museum Online Collaborations Friday, November 4, 2016 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Session Leader: Duane Degler, Principal, Design for Context Co-Presenter: Lesley Humphreys, Senior User Experience Designer, Design for Context We increasingly engage in projects where we are asked to accommodate multiple collections, sites, and institutions into the planning, data…
#MCN50 Voices: Andrea Ledesma & Diana Folsom
Post by Andrea Ledesma This year MCN celebrates its 50th anniversary. From birthday parties to archive dives, and of course to the annual conference, there’s no shortage of opportunities to honor this landmark year. Today, we’re kicking off #MCN50 Voices. Just as MCN has established a network of established and emerging professionals, #MCN50 Voices…
MCN 2016 Session – Blending the Tangible and Digital to Craft New Co-Designed Interactions for Museums
Blending the tangible and digital to craft new co-designed interactions for museums Thursday, November 3, 2016 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Session Leader: Nicholas Dulake, Mr, Sheffield Hallam University The technology that underpins the Internet of Things, offers ways to embed interactivity within the exhibition: microprocessors, sensors, and actuators can be concealed within reactive spaces…
MCN 2016 Sessions – ‘We Are Going to Need a Bigger Boat’ Building Collaboration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
We Are Going to Need a Bigger Boat’ Building Collaboration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Friday, November 4, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session Leader: William Weinstein, John H. McFadden and Lisa D. Kabnick Director of Information and Interpreti, Philadelphia Museum of Art Co-Presenter: Christopher Atkins, The Agnes and Jack Mulroney Associate…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Working with Digital Humanities Students in Museums: Why We Should, How We Can
Working with Digital Humanities Students in Museums: Why We Should, How We Can Friday, November 4, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session Leader: Philip Leers, Project Manager, Digital Initiatives, Hammer Museum Co-Presenter: Max Evjen, Exhibitions Technology Specialist, Michigan State University Museum Speaker: Brinker Ferguson, PhD candidate, University of California Santa Cruz Speaker: Alex…
#MCN50 – The MCN Archives
In fifty years, MCN has collected a lot of history. The principle repository for MCN’s records is the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) in downtown Washington DC. MCN records totaling nearly fifty boxes are spread across six record groups at SIA. These collections include everything from news articles and financial records to board minutes and conference…
MCN 2016 Sessions – Hello and Welcome! Strategies for Social Inclusion
Hello and Welcome! Strategies for Social Inclusion Wednesday, November 2, 2016 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Session Leader: Christina DePaolo, Director of Communications, 4Culture Co-Presenter: Lauren Semet, Digital Engagement Strategist, 4Culture Co-Presenter: Tasia Endo, Museum Educator for Interpretive Technology, Seattle Art Museum Co-Presenter: Leilani Lewis, Assistant Director of Diversity, Communications and Outreach, University of Washington…
MCN 2016 Sessions – A public/private partnership: Building a new type of museum app
A public/private partnership: Building a new type of museum app Wednesday, November 2, 2016 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Session Leader: Keir Winesmith, Head of Web + Digital Platforms, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Co-Presenter: Andrew Mason, Co-Founder, Detour Developed in partnership with local startup Detour, the SFMOMA app features a new breed of…
MCN 2016 Sessions – The Intersections of Social Media, Race, and Social Justice for Programming
The Intersections of Social Media, Race, and Social Justice for Programming Wednesday, November 2, 2016 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Session Leader: Lanae Spruce, Digital Engagement Specialist, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture Co-Presenter: Deirdre Cross, Public Program Coordinator, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture As protests broke…