Talk:Museum for the United Nations - UN Live

New References

a) Museum name should be updated to "The Museum for the United Nations — UN Live" The name of the museum is "The Museum for the United Nations — UN Live".

• The source is A UN Press Release, 24 October, 2016, "Secretary-General Welcomes Plans to Create New Museum about United Nations in Copenhagen as Instrumental for Supporting Sustainable Development Goals" https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sgsm18222.doc.htm
• Also, via the museum's website, per "The United Nations granted official recognition to UN Live on UN Day, 2016. See our announcement here." as stated on http://unlivemuseum.org, links to http://www.unlivemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/UN-Day-2016-Announcement-The-museum-for-the-United-Nations-UN-Live.pdf

b) Museum mission "Our mission is to connect people everywhere to the work and values of the United Nations and catalyze global effort towards achieving its goals." as published on the museum homepage, http://unlivemuseum.org

c) "bottom-up" and participatory model of engagement Ten "Design and Engagement Principles" exemplify the "bottom-up" and participatory nature of the project, as published in the content strategy (via http://unlivemuseum.org, at the bottom: direct link = https://www.unlivemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-07_Abridged_Content_Strategy.pdf)

1. Flip the Script
2. Bottom-up and participatory
3. Connect with audiences at eye level
4. Connect across cultures
5. Design and plan beyond the museum
6. Embrace a learning model that emphasizes experiential learning, collaboration, and play
7. Shine light on people and communities
8. Create a bridge between awareness and action
9. Connect thin/symbolic participation with deep/impactful engagement
10. Create campaigns through three interconnected platforms

d) general press about UN Live and Ban Ki-moon's involvement

• "Ban Ki-moon meets potential donors in Copenhagen: Do we get a UN museum?" DR (Danish broadcasting network), June 11, 2018 On the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit to Denmark to support the project, and current status of the project.
• "Director of Danish Industry Thomas Bustrup sees the visit as a clear signal that Denmark can effectively become the base of the UN Museum. [...] 'It can help to ensure that people around the world are aware of how seriously Danish companies and Denmark generally take the UN's global goals and that we can help solve some of the challenges outlined by the world goals,; says Thomas Bustrup. https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/ban-ki-moon-moeder-mulige-donorer-i-koebenhavn-faar-vi-et-fn-museum

e) Reference: Radio show on CBC
Breaking down the walls of the traditional museum: CBC Spark (interview with Michael Edson) http://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/breaking-down-the-walls-of-the-traditional-museum-1.4668021

f) TEDx talk, "A global museum built from the bottom up" by co-founder Michael Edson, published September 16, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFo75nnMTcA

Possible quotes to frame the concept of the museum:

• On the purpose of the institution:
  

"to imagine a new kind of institution that would advance and support the work of the UN - - not from the top down, through governments and treaties and diplomacy between nations - - the UN already does that - - but by adding to that capacity from the bottom-up, by connecting ordinary people to the mission of the UN, and to each other, through a global museum."

• On the design and concept for engagement:
  

"UN Live would need exhibitions, but it would also be a gathering place, a lab, a hub, a creative place space, and a civic classroom that would invite the public to learn with their minds and their senses - - not just as spectators, but as full participants in the UN’s mission, whether they were in Copenhagen or Buenos Aires or anywhere in the world."

g) Committee members

• Lars Nittve (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Nittve), Museum luminary (founder of Tate Modern, & etc), is chair of UN Live Building committee
• Jimmy Maymann (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Maymann), former Executive Vice President and President, AOL Content & Consumer Brands and former CEO of Huffington Post, is chair of UN Live Online committee. per http://unlivemuseum.org

-- MPEdson (talk) 16:35, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Update:

h) New reference: Article in Danish press, "Ban Ki-moon: The UN Museum in Denmark can help create a better world", June 11, 2018, https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/ban-ki-moon-moeder-mulige-donorer-i-koebenhavn-faar-vi-et-fn-museum -- MPEdson (talk) 16:35, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

i) TV news broadcast story on June 11, 2018 Ban Ki-moon events in Copenhagen, with statements by the Secretary General (Ban Ki-moon) and Danish Finance Minister Kristian Jensen (regarding funding commitment of Danish government) Clip starts at 6:04 https://www.dr.dk/tv/se/tv-avisen-17-50/tv-avisen-20/tv-avisen-2018-06-11#!/06:04

-- MPEdson (talk) 16:46, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Dear Mpedson, thanks for these references. Through these 4 edits I have included much of the content you've suggested: Added several news references, changed the name (and also changed the logo!), added two 'external video' items, and linked to several more publications from the organisation itself. [And, I'm writing this while the Danish anthem is playing at the beginning of the country's first match in the men's football world cup!] Sincerely, Wittylama 15:56, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

New References; logo

1. Note that there's a new logo/visual identity for the museum: see the logo at top left of http://unlivemuseum.org.
2. There's a new (since the last edit) Global Advisory Committee consisting of 8 individuals, including former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. https://www.unlivemuseum.org/#globalleadership
3. Good interview/overview of the museum in the Italian Artribune magazine, issue #45: https://www.artribune.com/magazine/artribune-magazine-45/, with an English free/online version at https://medium.com/@mariaelenacolombo/museum-digital-matter-interview-with-michael-edson-museum-for-the-united-nation-un-live-7cb2850e4977
4. re: the location of the UN Live building, there's a statement about it being part of UN City. This is not factually accurate (or, at least, I can't find a source for that!) and should be removed. I'll try to dig up a news media source or published doc that makes a better statement
5. Michael Edson's role at the Smithsonian was "Director of Web and New Media Strategy". I think a trustworthy source for this would be the Library of Congress blog: https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/08/digital-strategy-catches-up-with-the-present-an-interview-with-smithsonians-michael-edson/

Thanks!

MPEdson (talk) 01:46, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

I have now integrated/updated this info, and also added the new CEO. Wittylama 21:16, 13 March 2019 (UTC)