Using Portals to Foster Global Connectivity in the 21st-Century Museum

Abstract

Shared_Studios, a multidisciplinary art, design, and technology collective based in New York, has built what its website calls “an Internet you can walk through” using Portals created in shipping containers, school buses, and inflatable environments. The author provides insight into the many ways in which Portals have enhanced learning and fostered creative collaborations in art galleries, museums, and schools. A special focus is placed on the potential for Portals and other synchronous learning platforms to cultivate empathy among diverse populations. She advances the notion that museums should embrace synchronous learning to develop a more participatory, dynamic education model.

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