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The Personal Responsibility of Immersive Memorials

Three years ago, I wrote about immersive memorials – the idea of places where objects and points of memory are dispersed through spaces, rather than being localized in one place. The example I used were Stolpersteine, the brass “stumbling block” cobblestones that mark the former residences of Holocaust victims throughout Europe. When I first wrote…

09/11/2017 in Exhibits, History, Inspiration, Memorial, Participation.

What Do We Do Next? Thoughts on German Museums and Syrian Refugees

How can local German museums best support, engage with, and document the arriving Syrian refugees?

05/10/2015 in Collections, Community, Engagement, Ideas, Participation.

The Cannon: A Successful Long-Term Participation Project

The cannon has been a participatory project at the University of Guelph for over 60 years. Here are some of the factors that have helped sustain its success.

12/06/2015 in Community, Connections, Engagement, Participation.

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