The call for applicants to participate in Museomix is open until July 15th.
http://www.museomix.org/localisation/shropshire-2013/
*Over three consecutive days, participants co-create and test new ways to
mediate exhibitions.*
*We bring museum professionals, innovators and digital experts together
with art lovers, science enthusiasts, and others passionate about education
and culture. This community mixes and develops ideas in pursuit of a new
model for museums that is less restrictive and cloistered. Museomix
envisions a museum that is:*
- *more open, where anyone can find something for themselves,*
- *a networked actor among multiple communities,*
- *a living laboratory that evolves with its users and visitors.*
While Museomix is based in a Museum, it is more than an museum experience.
We bring together designers, makers, builders, coders, hackers, dreamers,
and more - different communities that normally do not work together.
Is this something you might be interested in getting involve with? We are
looking for any and all help and people who want to get involved with
building MuseomixUK.
Some questions we tend to get:
*Do I get paid? *
No one gets paid (other than Project Coordinator but trust me, I'll get
less then 2p an hour when this is all done). This is about sharing.
*Why should I get involved?*
If you're a business, you might want to use this as a way to test a
prototype you might currently be working on, or to learn about different
items you might not know about. If you're a participant, you'll work on a
project from thought to prototype in 3 days - where else could that
experience happen?
*Why share everything?*
The ethos is based on Open data/ Wikipedia thinking.
*Who owns the Prototypes?*
We bring together communities we know can make a different. In Ironbridge,
we will have 10 teams building 10 prototypes. If the museum wants to bring
the prototype to product, they will work with the team, not with Museomix.
Additionally, last year, one of the teams became a start up from the
learning that took place over the 3 days.
*How much does this cost? *
Participates pay £50 to help toward the cost of food (3 meals a day). They
also pay lodging and transport. We provide everything else (we're working
with partners to help supply things needed such as tablets, tables, cables,
etc). We have organized to work with Manchester FabLab and the museum has
plenty of space.
If this is something you'd like to get involved with, please let me know.
The location for the only UK based (and only English speaking Museomix) is
Ironbridge in Shropshire.
Feel free to get in touch with any questions. Thanks!
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Mar Dixon
Mobile: +44 (0) 7800 539 065
www.mardixon.com :: @mardixon <http://www.twitter.com/mardixon>
www.museomix.com :: @museomixuk <https://twitter.com/museomixuk>
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