expanding defintions

INTO THE

21ST CENTURY

ELAINE HEUMANN GURIAN

2008

EXPANDING DEFINTIONS OF MUSEUMS

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INTRODUCTIONThis power point begins the conversation of

changes to museums in the 20th Century and discusses 21st Century expected changes based on social networking.

This is not a comprehensive list rather created to facilitate a beginning dialogue about the fundamental change social networking brings to museums.


CLASSIC DEFINITION OF MUSEUMSOPEN TO THE PUBLICCOLLECTION OF OBJECTSPRESERVATION OF OBJECTSRESEARCHEDUCATE


EXPANDING DEFINITION 20TH CENTURYCOLLECTIONSSOME NON- COLLECTIONS BASED

INSTITUTIONS RECOGNIZED AS MUSEUMS (CHILDREN’S, SCIENCE, ART GALLERIES)

SOME LIVING COLLECTIONS INSTITUTIONS RECOGNIZED AS MUSEUMS (ZOOS, BOTANTIC GARDENS, AQUARIUMS)

SOME MUSEUMS EXPANDED COLLECTIONS TO MATCH MORE MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

COLLECTING TECHNOLOGY AND MULTIPLES PUTS ORIGINAL IN QUESTION


INDIGINOUS DEMANDS CHANGES DEFINTIONS OF COLLECTIONS DISPLAY, PRESERVATION AND OWNERSHIP IN 20TH CENTURYREDEFINITION OF OWNERSHPLAWS OF REPATRIATIONPROTOCOLS OF ACCESS AND INFORMATION

PUT IN HANDS OF ELDERSSTORAGE, RESTORATION AND

PRESERVATION HAVE NEW RULESINCLUSION OF SPIRITUALITY, RITUAL,

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CHANGING DEFINTION OF PUBLIC IN 20TH CENTURYINTEREST IN BROADER PUBLIC INCLUSIONEMPHASIS ON INFORMAL EDUCATION, “FREE

CHOICE LEARNINGVISITOR RESEARCHLEARNING THEORY OF MULTIPLE

INTELLIGENCE, SOCIAL WELL BEINGMARKET TESTING, MARKETING, ADVERTISINGHOURSTOPICS CHOSEN TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND

MORE POPULAR


20TH CENTURY INTERPRETATION OF DISPLAYMORE STORY TELLINGMORE INTERACTIVITYMORE CONTEXTUALIZATION FIRST PERSONMORE TECHNOLOGY (MOVIES, MULTI-MEDIA)MORE MULTI-DISPLINARY (I.E. ART-

ARCHEOLOGY)LAYERINGRESOURCE CENTERSSHOPS AND EARNED INCOME


SUMMARY OF MUSEUM’S AUTHORITY IN 20TH CENTURYRESPECTEDLESS ACADEMIC (INCLUSION OF SUBJECT

MATTER FOR PUBLIC TASTE)THE MUSEUM REMAINS INTELLECTUAL

GATE-KEEPERONE-WAY PIPELINE OF AUTHORITY WITH

SMALL FORAYS INTO PARTICIPATION (TALK-BACK BOARDS)

PART OF PANTHEON OF CIVIC INSTITUTIONS OF IMPORTANCE AND MEMORY


LIVEABLE CITIES & CIVIC (REAL) SPACE 21ST CENTURYINTEREST IN “3RD” SPACE (HOME, OFFICE,

PUBLIC.)TOURISM TIED TO ECONOMIC GROWTH

CULTURAL PRECINCTS, JOINT MARKETING,\

HISTORIC HOUSES AND HISTORIC SPACESINTANGIBLE HERITAGE


DEMOCRATIZATION OF AUTHORITYNEW ROLE FOR CURATORSINCLUSION OF INFORMATION FROM

AUDIENCEINCLUSION OF OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION DEBATEOPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH COLLECTIONS

IN DIGITAL FORMCUMULATIVE INFORMATION


THE INTERNET CREATES HABITS OF MINDACCESS TO INFORMATION 24/7AVAILABILITY OF LARGE BODY OF

INFORMATION ON ANY TOPICMULTIPLE INTERPRETATIONS AND

POSITIONS OF ANY TOPICUPDATES CONSTANTLYCONNECTED TO FRIENDS AND FAMILYCUMULATIVE COMMENTING AND INPUTBUILDING OF REAL AND VIRTUAL

COMMUNITY


21ST CENTURY INTERPRETATION STRATEGIES BASED ON WEB WEBSITES

VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

BLOGSTAGS AND TAGGING CLOUDSSUBJECT CHOICE

EXHIBITIONSCONTRIBUTION OF STORIES AND VISUALSHAND HELD INTERPREATIONSLAYERING

ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS: DIGITALIZATION, OPEN STORAGE


CATEGORIES OF SHARING INFORMATIONINFORMATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(IE COLLECTIONS RECORDS) BLOGGINGPERSONALIZATION AND CUSTOMIZATION

(HAND HELD GUIDES)LAYERING (ACCESS TO EXTERNAL DATA

BASES, ALTERNATIVE VIEWS)REWEIGHTING MATERIAL AND RESETTING

PRIORITIES ( TAGGING) BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST,

EXPERTS, LINKING AND COMPARISONS


SOCIAL NETWORK WEBSITES*MY SPACE*FACEBOOK*YOUTUBETWITTER*2ND LIFE*FLICKRPANDORA*WIKIPEDIA


Examples of some MUSEUM RELATED SOCIAL NETWORKSMUSEUM2.OMUSEUM3.OEXHIBITFILESH-MUSEUMMUSEUM-EDIDEUMLinkedIn museum groupsFacebook museum groups


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Education