SXSW 2012 - Remixing the Museum Exhibition

Remixing the Museum Exhibition
Event	SXSW Interactive 2009
Format	Dual
Organizer	Ellis Neder – Sway Design
Description	What happens when six regional museums join forces, build a web site and allow us to remix their authoritative collections with public resources drawn from Flickr and YouTube? How does a museum manage data that comes from third-party APIs? Is this a shift forward in the evolution of online exhibitions?
Questions Answered	How do authoritative institutions manage user-generated content? How can museums allow the public to augment their online collections? How can museums encourage the community to contribute to their web sites? How do third-party APIs integrate with existing database collections? How can six different cultural institutions pool their databases to create a unified online collection? What’s the best coding language for managing a large number of online resources and users? How can museum web sites become educational tools by opening up to user generated content? How do we create online tools that are easy to use for students, teachers and the general public? How do we create multiple permission levels that keep a community driven application open and manageable? How can we improve awareness of local culture by giving it a voice online?
Panelists	Steven Alvarez (Alaska Native Heritage Center), Jim Forrest (Peabody Essex Museum), Ellis Neder, moderator (Sway Design), Ben Tucker (GreenRiver.org)
Level	Intermediate
Category	Content

Remixing the Museum Exhibition