By James G. Leventhal
Crowds Gathing at New De Young 2:49 a.m.
The San Francisco Bay Area has seen some extraordinary museum openings over the past several years. When the New de Young opened it did a 32-hour party and community celebration, starting a trend that was then picked up by the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Dawn in 2008 and now the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA).
"The newly...
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By Susan Spero
Susan Spero
As I sit with my cup of coffee this morning and think through yesterday’s tour de force by Seb Chan, I too realize that like a tweet on #sfmetrix stating that a tornado of ideas was spinning through the tweeter’s mind, mine too feels like it has been hit by a storm.
Tremendous kudos are in order for the organizers for sponsoring a great day: the National Arts...
Susan Spero
As I sit with my cup of coffee this morning and think through yesterday’s tour de force by Seb Chan, I too realize that like a tweet on #sfmetrix stating that a tornado of ideas was spinning through the tweeter’s mind, mine too feels like it has been hit by a storm.
Tremendous kudos are in order for the organizers for sponsoring a great day: the National Arts...
Sebastian Chan, Manager of the Web Services Unit at the Powerhouse Museum
Tomorrow there's the free strategic social media seminar for the cultural sector, feat. Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA. It all came together, beautifully, pretty quickly and through a small social network. The twitter hashtag'll be #sfmetrix.
Who is doing it?
Sebastian Chan leads the Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies...
Tomorrow there's the free strategic social media seminar for the cultural sector, feat. Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA. It all came together, beautifully, pretty quickly and through a small social network. The twitter hashtag'll be #sfmetrix.
Who is doing it?
Sebastian Chan leads the Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies...
Sebastian Chan, Manager of the Web Services Unit at the Powerhouse MuseumSome clarifications on our experience with ‘free’ content
[This Friday Seb Chan will speak at SFMOMA at a sold out symposium that WMA has helped to arrange, with thanks to Rich Cherry and others. As a bit of a preview of what's to come, we have taken one, big-ol', whole post from Seb's professional blog as one massive "...
Sebastian Chan, Manager of the Web Services Unit at the Powerhouse Museum
By Richard Cherry
Innovating in a museum or in the museum field is a team sport. None of us have all the resources, the knowledge or the connections to do it by ourselves. How many people does it take to bring Sebastian Chan to San Francisco to do a couple of free workshops on August 28th?… it takes a quite a few(save...
By Richard Cherry
Innovating in a museum or in the museum field is a team sport. None of us have all the resources, the knowledge or the connections to do it by ourselves. How many people does it take to bring Sebastian Chan to San Francisco to do a couple of free workshops on August 28th?… it takes a quite a few(save...
Hello folks,
My name is Isaías D. Rodríguez, Interactive Media Producer, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, YBCA in San Francisco, CA. I've been with YBCA for over 4 years and in the last year transitioned into my new role as an in-house media producer. I produce media on our exhibitions, performances, film/video screenings, and events.
I'm really excited about our new web-based video series,...
My name is Isaías D. Rodríguez, Interactive Media Producer, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, YBCA in San Francisco, CA. I've been with YBCA for over 4 years and in the last year transitioned into my new role as an in-house media producer. I produce media on our exhibitions, performances, film/video screenings, and events.
I'm really excited about our new web-based video series,...
By Lynda Kelly
It has long been recognised that choice and control are important facets of learning (Hein, 1998; Paris, 1998) and that learning experiences need to be learner-centred (Dewey, 1938). Recent audience research projects found that audiences want to have more control over their museum learning experiences (Kelly, 2007). Work on museums and controversial subjects found that visitors...
It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.” - Mae West (Sins Tweetup on Thursday!)
by Chris Mathieson
Learn about vice in the early days of Vancouver by participating in the Vancouver Police Museum’s unique new walking tour – Sins of the City. While leading you through the oldest parts of Vancouver, your guide will regale you with stories about:...
by Chris Mathieson
Learn about vice in the early days of Vancouver by participating in the Vancouver Police Museum’s unique new walking tour – Sins of the City. While leading you through the oldest parts of Vancouver, your guide will regale you with stories about:...
One of the author's own spaces within Discover Nikkei
By Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda
Greetings from Southern California! I’m the Web Manager at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. For those who aren’t familiar with our museum, our mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.
I’m...
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