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Pitts, Phillippa – Journal of Museum Education, 2018
Using the case study of an unstaffed, interactive making space at the Portland Museum of Art, this article explores the potential for museums to facilitate visitor to visitor learning without the in-person assistance of a gallery educator. It offers concrete steps to design activities, environments, and supporting resources which prompt close…
Descriptors: Museums, Nonschool Educational Programs, Arts Centers, Active Learning
Russell, Robert L. – Informal Learning, 2000
Reviews the work of Lynn Dierking and John Falk on museum learning. Presents a contextual model for understanding museum experiences and learning. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Informal Education, Learning Strategies
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Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale; Laterveer-de Beer, Manon – Journal of Biological Education, 2002
Explores museum visitors' understanding of skeleton exhibits and whether such exhibits increase their understanding of the zoology displayed. The exhibition under study focused on the diversity of vertebrae skeletons which were arranged according to the mode of locomotion. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Informal Education