"Outside in the Agora" presentation on mobile interpretation and the museum 2.0 to the DEN (Digital Heritage Netherlands) Conference, Dec 9, 2008, by Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media, Smithsonian American Art Museum

1. Outside in the Agora Presentation to the 2008 DEN (Digital Heritage Netherlands) Conference Nancy Proctor, Smithsonian American Art Museum [email_address] 9 December 2008 Mobile Interpretation and Socratic Dialogue in the 21 st Century Museum

2. It’s NOT about the Technology ‘ Teaser’ from the Soundbytes audio tour of the Science Museum, London, by Antenna Audio

3. Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu FIAMP 16 October 2008 Fraunhofer Institute, Kunstmuseum Bonn: ‘Beat Zoderer’ exhibition (Listen project) 2003 Fraunhofer Institute, Kunstmuseum Bonn: ‘Beat Zoderer’ exhibition (Listen project) 2003

4. Interpretation is as essential to the Museum as cutlery is to a banquet Beth Lipman, Bancketje (Banquet) 2003

6. But what is the Museum in this Web 2.0 world of information on demand?

7. The American Art Museum

8. The Museums…

9. The Museum has become a Distributed Network

10. Photo by Mike Lee, 2007; from SAAM Flickr Group Our audiences now access American Art through a wide range of platforms beyond the museum’s walls and website

11. The Museum is transforming from Acropolis…

12. … into Agora

15. Voting & Polling

16. MyCollection

18. Tate Txt

20. Save Outdoor Sculpture!

23. Curators in Dialogue: American Art Podcast

25. User-Generated Content

26. 4. The Museum is Fun! Nancy Proctor, [email_address] 9 December 2008

27. Ghosts of a Chance: A Case Study in the Museum as Agora Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

37. Clues by text message Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

38. A clue from a mystery caller Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

39. A clue seen through a window Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

40. An Art Demonstrator? Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

41. A chef in the galleries? Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

42. Let them eat cake! Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

43. And dance! Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

44. Getting Creative Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008

45. Everyone’s a winner! Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 12 November 2008