Digital elements in exhibits allow museums to create dynamic, playful spaces and experiences for visitors. Two special exhibits, one at the IMA, What Lies Beneath and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Process Lab: Citizen Design incorporate digital tools that invite visitors to investigate and solve problems presented in the exhibit. The IMA’s exhibit, What Lies Beneath allows visitors to learn … More Going Digital: Exhibits at the IMA and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

The Year of the Bay Project Pinned Map New digital platforms have enabled public historians and museum professionals to create “dialogic opportunities by balancing both traditional curatorial content and visitor-contributed content.”[1]. Digital projects, like the Year of the Bay Project, invite public historians and non-professional historians to navigate new technologies and to engage and interpret the … More Pinning Your History: The Year of the Bay Collection