Nina Simon, museum director and expert: participatory model got us out of financial crisis
Posted on February 24, 2013
Nina Simon, a popular museum blogger and the author of the book Participatory Museum, took over the leadership of the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center in Santa Cruz in 2011. Since then a lot has happened: attendance for programs and regular visits increased with over 50 percent. Simon’s secret is to invite the community to join in building exhibitions, organizing events and participating in decision-making. “For us moving to this participatory and community based model, was the answer to getting us out of the financial crisis,” she says.
