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Karen Aim for the top: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ The best cutting edge contemporary community exhibitions anywhere...They've just won the overall Best of the Web prize (plus best online exhibition, best community site) for their brilliance at the Museums and the Web conference in Indianapolis, US. More here: http://tinyurl.com/caeetk Here's their acceptance speech [turn it up loud] http://www.vimeo.com/4180587 And here's an appeal from NewCurator's site, because Brooklyn are threatend with cuts: http://newcurator.com/2009/04/no-sleep-till-brooklyn-museum/ So go to New York for your research! All the best Jon Jon Pratty Digital publishing consultant to the cultural sector Journalism: arts, heritage, technology and society [log in to unmask] <blocked::blocked::mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://machineculture.wordpress.com <http://machineculture.wordpress.com/> Terrestrial: 01273 277396 Mobile: 07739 287392 Twitter: @jon_pratty _____ From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Grunzweil, Karen Sent: 22 April 2009 10:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Cutting edge community exhibitions Dear Gemmers We are developing a community exhibitions programme and would like to hear your suggestions for museums and galleries which deliver cutting edge contemporary community exhibitions. Who would you recommend we visit or talk to as part of our reasearch? We'd like to visit/speak to staff during May and June if possible. Look forward to your suggestions! Karen Karen Grunzweil Outreach Co-ordinator Museums Luton Luton Cultural Services Trust T: 01582 546728 M: 07771545596 [log in to unmask] <file://www.museumluton.com> www.museumluton.com IMPORTANT: Luton Cultural Services Trust routinely monitors the content of e-mail sent and received by its e-mail systems, to ensure compliance with its policies and procedures. E-mails that contain encrypted material, program files, are obscene, inflammatory, criminal, offensive, in breach of copyright or contain a virus or threat to Trusts`s computer systems may be intercepted and/or deleted. Internet communications are not secure. The Trust is not responsible for any changes made to the message after it has been sent. This message is intended only for the addressee. Any unauthorised copying or distribution may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Luton Cultural Services Trust HQ, Luton Central Library, St George's Street, Luton, LU1 2NG, tel: 01582 547418 or by using the reply option to this e-mail. Then delete this message from your system. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.2/2072 - Release Date: 04/21/09 16:48:00