This travel guide describes the attractions, both in Europe and the United States, which have scientific or technological interest. Included are universities of historical scientific significance, museums, industrial complexes, and architectural achievements. (CP)

Argues for humanization of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. (CHK)

Describes the experience of junior high and high school students as they participate in the "Living History Program" at Fort Stanwix in Rome, New York. Students live as Revolutionary War soldiers for 24 hours after six months of intensive preparation and study. (JDH)

Traces the development of a specialty within the profession of librarianship, highlighting the origins of art libraries (particularly in museums), growth of the literature of art, the formation of professional associations, and the development of specialized education in library schools. Forty-five references are cited. (EJS)

Brief history of American art institutions and records documenting their activities describes archival practices at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, which was founded in 1805. Major principles of archival arrangement (provenance, original order) and research requests are noted. Draft guidelines for museum archives and nine references are…

The Discovery Room at the Cincinnati Art Museum was professionally designed by an architect to help students in third through sixth grades discover art for themselves. A typical Discovery Room tour is described. (RM)

Determined whether natural history museum visitors (N=234) were attracted to hands-on exhibits or to identical "no-touch" exhibits. Results indicate that a significant number of visitors preferred the manipulatable settings and that children preferred to engage in hands-on experiences more than adults. Additional findings are reported…

Photography plays many roles on society. Its role in the art museum and in education are discussed. (RK)

The paper presents the model behind net2art, a joint Nordic project of creating a platform for Nordic net art. The projects background and scope, organization, impact and experiences, funding structures, and copyright issues are covered. The paper argues that museums do not have a natural role in the distribution of net art (i.e., art that is made…

This study investigated the dynamics of intersubjectivity within the zone of proximal development. Its theoretical framework is based on three principal approaches to intersubjectivity, those of J. Wertsch (1984; 1985), B. Rogoff (1990), and R. Rommertveit (1979), with reference also to self-regulatory speech (L. Vygotsky, 1986). Data were…

Article discusses the photography of Paul Strand and describes an exhibition of some abstract expressionists. (GB)

Unusual societies, e.g., The Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial, listed in the British Museum Catalogue intrigued this author. (3 references) (Author/SJ)

The activist roles museums can play in furthering educational opportunities for American Indians is described. (FF)

More than thirty cities and towns in Finland maintain municipal theaters as a part of the growing program for local cultural activities. (GB)