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Avril Alba – Journal of Museum Education, 2024
Australian Holocaust museums are at a crossroads regarding their exhibitions and educational programming. Originally survivor driven initiatives, they now face the dual challenge of negotiating the loss of the survivor generation and interpreting the goals of Holocaust education in light of their absence. To do so, they must confront the question…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Jews, Death
Toettcher, Emily; West, Eliza – Teaching History, 2021
Eliza West and Emily Toettcher explain how a partnership between school and museum has evolved into a four-year enquiry into local history. The article focuses on the successful introduction of an oral history element in the GCSE syllabus and how the investigation into 'remembered' history helps students to appreciate the complexities of truth and…
Descriptors: Oral History, Partnerships in Education, Museums, Local History
Coquillon, Naomi; Wei, Jenny – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2011
In 1998, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center launched OurStory: History through Children's Literature, a history and literacy program series for family visitors to the Museum that was designed to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together. Ten years later, to reach a broader, national…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, United States History, Museums, Literacy
Giffin, Sarah – Heritage Education Quarterly, 1988
Discusses a local history project sponsored by The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine. States that studying a local community focuses students' attention on how people and historical events have shaped their own lives. Describes how the program helped a fourth grade class explore and understand the past and present, as well as prospects for…
Descriptors: Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 4, History Instruction
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Center for Museum Education. – 1978
The document, intended for educators working at an historical site, focuses on programs which demonstrate alternate approaches to teaching history. It is presented in seven sections. Section one discusses issues in planning an educational program at an historical site. Section two describes educational programs at the Adirondack Museum (New York),…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Historic Sites

Sleeper, Martin E. – History Teacher, 1978
Describes a project to help students understand the changing roles of work throughout history. Entitled the "World of Work Project", the program developed curriculum materials based upon the museum collection at Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Museums

Taylor, Richard – Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television, 1988
Assesses Sergei Eisenstein's role in cinematic history and his reputation in the Soviet Union and throughout the world. Describes the Eisenstein exhibition planned for the Oxford Museum of Modern Art and examines additional activities designed to enhance public appreciation of this influential artist. Discusses several of his important films. (GEA)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Conferences, Exhibits

Neu, Regina E. – Art Education, 1985
The Delaware Art Museum believes that art is an important component to all parts of the school curriculum. To support the interdisciplinary uses of art, the Museum has developed tour programs, e.g., a geometry tour and a cultures around the world tour. These and other tour programs are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
Houts, Mary D.; Murray, William J. – Social Studies, 2002
History teachers on the secondary level are often so boxed in by heavy schedules and standard curricula that they have little time or incentive to use outside resources. In the light of these concerns, the Education Department at the Hershey Museum initiated The Progressive Industry and Its Legacy project. This article describes the project, which…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, History Instruction, Cultural Centers, Program Descriptions
Rich, Leslie – American Education, 1978
Old Sturbridge in central Massachusetts, a recreated New England Village of the period 1790-1840, is a museum of the past which includes a learning center with reproductions of artifacts used in the period, with demonstration areas, and a teacher center where resource materials for class use are available. (MF)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, History Instruction