Hi

List members who were unable to attend the MuseumNext conference in May might be interested to watch videos of some of the presentations which we have started to add to the conference website:

http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog

You can watch Geer Oskam of the Dutch organisation N8 talk about how they have reached out to young people to encourage them to visit and interact with museums. 
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/geer-oskam-museumnext


Fiona Romeo gives a wonderful insight in to the redevelopment of the National Maritime Museum and the way in which technology is allowing the public to participate in venue.
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/fiona-romeo-museumnext


Mia Ridge talks about her reach in to using games to encourage people to engage with museum content and to assist museums through games.
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/mia-ridge-museumnext


Willem Velthoven from the Dutch company and art organisation MediaMatic speaks about building digital communities around history and heritage, focusing on the development of the Digitaal Monument Joodse.
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/willem-velthoven-museumnext


Nora Semel and Francesca Merlino take us behind the scenes at the Guggenheim, sharing the story of their Youtube Play Biennial.
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/nora-semel-francesca-merlino


Lynda Kelly from the Australian Museum talks about her audience research, and the concept of the museum without walls.
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/lynda-kelly-museumnext-edinburgh


Jasper Visser from the Museum of National History of the Netherlands speaks about the work of this museum without a physical venue to 'fire the historic imagination'.
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/jasper-visser-museumnext-edinburgh


and finally, Jim Richardson talks about social media and how museums can get the public to share positive experiences with their networks.
http://www.museumnext.org/2010/blog/jim-richardson-museumnext-edinburgh

More films of MuseumNext will be released over the coming weeks, and the call for papers for the next conference which will take place in Barcelona in May 2012 will be published in late summer.




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