Michael Peter Edson Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands

Salzburg, Austria

Claremont, Ca

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

The Museum of Solutions (MuSo) is a new, state-of-the-art museum in Mumbai, India dedicated to inspiring and empowering young people to solve the world’s most pressing problems, today. MuSo opened its purpose-built 10-story facility in the heart of Mumbai’s Upper Parel district in November 2023 following a 6-year development and co-creation process. In its first year of operation, MuSo was named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Greatest Places list and won the Hands On! Children In Museums Award bestowed by the European Museum Academy and the International Association of Children in Museums. The museum’s 100,000 square-foot building, built to LEED standards (certification pending), features a flexible 200-seat theater and commons; three 10,000 square-foot labs dedicated to play, empathy-building, and solution making; a 4,000 square foot temporary exhibition gallery and café; and the Library of Solutions (LiSo), a unique 1,500 volume library co-curated by young people. The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals are central to the museum’s work and mission. MuSo addresses topics such as climate change, poverty, and inequality from the perspective of youthful problem-solvers. The museum uses play, experiential learning, and design thinking to connect young people (and their families and communities) to the challenges of the SDGs and to inculcate a bold and curious, solutions-oriented mindset.MuSo is organized as a not-for-profit entity under the aegis of the JSW Foundation and operates with a mixture of entry fees, earned income, grants, and charitable donations. The museum has a robust free entry program for at-need schools, NGOs and community groups.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Global

Supporting visioning, strategy, and development for new museum and cultural startups in North America, Europe and the Nordics, and Asia — with particular emphasis on community engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Developed the founding vision, mission, and strategy for the newly emerging Museum for the United Nations — UN Live from inception through first public engagement. Fundraising; partnerships; content strategy. Creative development "from the bottom-up" through Mellon-funded workshops on 5 continents.

Greater Chicago Area

Juror for MacArthur Foundation's $100m "100 & Change" initiative

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led the creation of the Smithsonian's award-winning web and new media strategy through an innovative participatory wiki-based process. Curator of Ignite Smithsonian and Smithsonian 2.0 conferences. Global leader, writer, and advocate for the open web.

Helped to create numerous award-winning projects and the Smithsonian's first blog, first podcast, and the first alternate reality game to take place in a museum.

Global Strategy Specialization (Hbs Online)

Graduate/professional study in global strategy with emphasis on multi-stakeholder initiatives (business, government, civil-society.

Executive Leadership — Culture And Museums

Activities and Societies: Graduate of the Getty Leadership Institute at the Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Education record