I would also be very interested as this is under consideration for our 
museum.

Peter Gale wrote:
> I have searched Museum-L archives and appreciate that, over the years, there are many different ways that the Internet and related technologies have been used by museums. I am particularly interested in its use as a means of communication and engagement for visitors/users of the museum. The archival information is somewhat scattered, often much broader in its applications, and now, perhaps, somewhat out of date.
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> So, my question. Right now, what are some of the ways that the Internet and related communication methods are being used to successfully engage people of different ages, in different ways, to provide them with special experiences, functions, information, etc., both while they might be in the museum, or away from it? 
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> I would appreciate hearing about experiments as well as established programs that have been attempted, or are now established, to expand the knowledges/experiences etc., of people who are interacting with a museum, for whatever reason - from special music provided by the museum as an iPod download to accompany visits in collection galleries to multi-faceted blogs maintained by the museum. Whatever seems to be working, or not.  
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> Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
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