Last night was the debut of our latest StoryKiosk booth, installed in the "Choosing to Participate" exhibit at the Boston Public Library. The installation provided an interesting first for me: it exists and is running even before the museum itself (the Boston Museum) has been built. It is up and running and gathering stories about choosing to engage in the community based on powerful examples in the rest of the exhibit, which was developed by the acclaimed Facing History and Ourselves educational organization.
It's an interesting use of a media installation: to use it to as part of a way to demonstrate the type of engagement an upcoming museum will have with its community. My appreciation to Katy Abel at the Boston Museum, David Michaud who designed the booth, and the team at Facing History.
