Michael Peter Edson

Michael Peter Edson is a director and strategist working at the intersection of tech, culture, and democracy.

Michael was the founding Director and Chief Museum Officer of the Museum of Solutions (MuSo), a new, state-of-the-art facility in Mumbai, India, dedicated to inspiring and empowering young people to solve the world's most pressing problems.

MuSo, and its Library of Solutions, LiSo, were recently named to TIME Magazine's World's 100 Greatest Places list and won the prestigious Hands On! Children In Museums Award bestowed by the European Museum Academy and the International Association of Children in Museums.

Previously, Michael was the co-founder of the Museum of the United Nations - UN Live in Copenhagen, and the Director of Web and New Media Strategy for the Smithsonian Institution. Currently, Michael chairs the advisory board for Europeana, the European Union’s digital cultural aggregator, based in The Hague. 

More about Michael's work can be found at https://usingdata.com/about

 

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