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Ruth Cuadra

Newfields Director Charles Venable on His Data-Driven (and Maybe Crazy) Quest to Save t... - 2 views

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    In an era of greater entertainment opportunities with on-demand availability, people had begun chiefly seeking out cultural experiences that are defined by "fun." Museums, as traditionally construed, had become boring. Venable embraced this as gospel, and rethought the IMA from ground up.
David Bloom

When 'Liking' a Brand Online Voids the Right to Sue - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Might downloading a 50-cent coupon for Cheerios cost you legal rights?General Mills, the maker of cereals like Cheerios and Chex as well as brands like Bisquick and Betty Crocker, has quietly added language to its website to alert consumers that they give up their right to sue the company if they download coupons, “join” it in online communities like Facebook, enter a company-sponsored sweepstakes or contest or interact with it in a variety of other ways.
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    All I can say is, Wow!  This is the sort of thing that could have wide-ranging ramifications, and i suspect that museums will, one day, have to decide which legal direction they will head.  Could buying a membership at a museum exempt the member from legal protections?
Gina Hall

Zócalo Public Square :: Why On Earth Am I Looking At This? - 0 views

  • Most Museums Have Trouble Connecting To the Public. Maybe It's Time For Some New Ideas.
  • underprepared for their pending encounter with the visual arts
  • many audience members seem intuitively aware of what is missing: more access to the story explaining how and why a work has arrived at this place for their enjoyment.
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  • soldiering through the galleries and paying minimal attention to the exhibits prepared expressly for their viewing
  • reanimated by the opportunities to engage in eating, spending, and talking on the phone—activities compatible with a sidewalk stroll.
  • critical message about the socializing function of the city
  • There is scientific data, too, upon which to build an argument for ensuring that we do better by our museum guests.
  • participation in the arts, especially as audience, predicted civic engagement, tolerance, and altruism.”
  • “[T]he space of the art museum is an inherently public or civic space,” wrote Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, in a recent essay. “Art museums in this context need to be understood as quintessentially urban institutions that play a critical role in defining the intellectual and physical fabric of cities and towns.”
Ariane Karakalos

Plains Art Museum Seeks Community Involvement with Upcoming Exhibition « Plai... - 0 views

  • The exhibition, titled You Like This: A Democratic Approach to the Museum Collection, will be on display October 6 to January 15. All work in the exhibition will have been chosen by the public through crowdsourcing.
  • three-step process
  • advisory pane
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  • short survey online
  • pieces to choose from, so the panel will help narrow the focus based on the data from the survey.  After that, the public will b
  • After that, the public will be able to vote online for the specific pieces that will be part of the exhibition.
Ruth Cuadra

Big data is worth nothing without big science | Business Tech - CNET News - 0 views

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    Many organizations are rich in data but poor in insight. But what if museums could use their "data" to see not just what's happening now, but also to model what they could be doing to optimize outcomes for the future? Enter the CAMLF team.
Lisa Eriksen

CHARTS: 5 Takeaways From the Latest Census Data - US News and World Report - 0 views

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    Interesting summary of US census data.  "A majority of children under 2 are minorities, according to the data, and 49.9 percent of all children under five are minorities." Are museums paying attention?
Ruth Cuadra

The Last 20 Inches: Data's Treacherous Journey from the Screen to the Mind - 0 views

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    If you have any doubt that there is value in look at data visually, visit immersion.media.mit.edu to see a visual representation of your own email. Imagine this kind of network display applied to museum visitors...who is connected to whom and how often do they communicate.
Ruth Cuadra

When the Art Is Watching You - WSJ - 0 views

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    Museums are mining detailed information from visitors, raising questions about the use of Big Data in the arts.
Ruth Cuadra

Cultural Data Project - 1 views

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    It it shocking to see stats that say Califonia has 11,000 full-time and 28,000 part time employees n the Arts & Cultural Sector, but more than 155,000 volunteers and interns. No wonder there are no jobs -- people are willing to work in museums and cultural orgs for free. What do we do for our fellow professionals?
Ruth Cuadra

Top 5 Goals for Open Government in 2014 - 0 views

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    Improve the procurement process Increase transparency Encourage citizen engagement Use government data for social good Don't overreach Lofty goals for government, but what if museums were to try to achieve the same or similar goals?
Ruth Cuadra

The Art of Data Visualization | Marvels - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Data visualizations give rise to new and different ideas in many fields and are now being appreciated for their aesthetics as well.
Ruth Cuadra

Algorithms Rule the World - [INFOgraphic] | Futurist Foresight - 0 views

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    Whatever the purpose, algorithms will continue to shake up the status quo.
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    I think our opportunity is to learn how they can personalize the museum experience... remember the data value chain graph-- descriptive to predictive to prescriptive. If we need to learn from another sector= 'Adaptive Learning Platforms' like Knewton and LearnSmart (McGrawHill)--- what are analogs for guiding museum goers?
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