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Nina Simon

Nina Simon is an independent museum exhibit designer with experience in participatory design, gaming, and social media. She is the principal of Museum 2.0, a design firm that works with museums worldwide using social technology create dynamic, audience-driven exhibitions and programs. Recent clients include the Boston Children’s Museum, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Chicago History Museum, and the Denver Art Museum.  Nina is an adjunct professor of Social Technology at the University of Washington Museology program, and she runs the Museum 2.0 blog, which reaches 16,000 readers weekly and appears as a column in Museum magazine.  Previously, Nina served as curator at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA, and was the Experience Development Specialist at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

Prominent Projects:

Museum 2.0: Author of the prominent Museum 2.0 blog, which was named "Best Small Site" by the Museums and the Web "Best of the Web" judging committee in 2009. The blog explores issues of innovation and social engagementin museum design and visitor experiences.

Operation Spy: Experience Developer for the 1-hour, immersive, you-be-the-spy adventure at the International Spy Museum. Operation Spy provides active, group-based learning experiences in the context of a fast-paced, highly interactive spy mission.

The Tech Virtual: Creator of crowd-sourced exhibition design process bringing creative professionals from around the world together to develop interactive hands-on science exhibits using the Web and Second Life. The Tech Virtual Test Zone exhibition features eight interactive exhibits on the theme of art and technology which were produced using this innovative, rapid, community-informed process.

The Tech Virtual: Creator of crowd-sourced exhibition design process bringing creative professionals from around the world together to develop interactive hands-on science exhibits using the Web and Second Life. The Tech Virtual Test Zone exhibition features eight interactive exhibits on the theme of art and technology which were produced using this innovative, rapid, community-informed process.