This is a wiki that was used in the development of my book, The Participatory Museum. 

The book is currently being formatted with a planned final release in March 2010. You can visit the book website here. That site will feature the full text of the final manuscript here.

The wiki features the first three drafts of the text, which were written from Jan-Nov 2009. You can see the weekly updates on the progress here. From Nov 3 - Dec 16, several people used this wiki to edit and comment on the third draft, which you can access via this detailed outline. From Dec 18-Jan 18, I integrated these comments into the final version of the text. From Jan 18-29, an intrepid group participated as copy-editors of the book via this page.

Thank you to all participants, who are named and thanked in the book (see the acknowledgements page).

This draft does not include illustrations, photographs, or citations. I apologize for the condensed presentation of the text; I was working via both the wiki and a traditional word processor and the two programs were not always aligned when it comes to formatting.

Please do not excerpt any of this for use as it is all in an early draft form. Use the final book content instead. Email me if you want to discuss using content from the site.

If you want to access the previous version of this page, which featured the updates on the changes to this site, click here.

And thank you. With your help, this book will be a powerful resource for people who wish to make cultural institutions more dynamic, relevant, and community-oriented.