A statistical survey was made of the general condition and problems of the museum library, using a questionnaire sent to a random sample of 856 historical, art, science, and other museum libraries. (Author)

The Brooklyn Children's Museum, the world's oldest children's museum, has a new home underground. The museum's teaching collection of artifacts is particularly strong in the areas of ethnology, natural history, and technology. Objects relating to these fields are organized according to the historic physical divisions of fire, air, earth, and…

Discusses America's maritime heritage and the importance of the maritime enterprise in American history. Reasons for the nation's current ignorance of the contribution of maritime enterprise to the nation's development are discussed, as are some hopeful signs for the future. (BB)

Discusses science and technology centers as facilities that provide the general public with participating exhibits and experiences. Also discusses science center attendance, characteristics, and their opportunities for educational research. (SL)

Describes some of the atomic age memorabilia which are gathered in an exhibit at the National Museum of History and Technology. (CP)

The educational program offered by the Craft Museum in Niagara Falls, New York is described. Anthropology students were brought to the Museum to make porcelain, pinch and coil pots and other tools using 18th century techniques. The museum has produced free loan kits for teachers. (Author/RM)

Reports on the 1986 Annual Conference of the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD). Notes the current trend in art education toward critical studies, museum education, and engagement with real works of art. Describes several studies on current trends in art education in Great Britain. (RKM)

Highlights the programs and educational offerings of the Center for History of Physics in New York City that was established by the American Institute of Physics. Reviews the variety of resources associated with the facility and outlines the specific services provided for educators and the public. (ML)

The educational functions of art museums are discussed. An ideal art museum is described. (RM)

As part of their facilities, the Department of Art Education at the University of New Mexico created an exhibition gallery open to both the academic community and the general public. The formation and program of the university-based art gallery is described. (RM)

Determined the effects of questions on the learning of 55 undergraduate education majors from case exhibits associated with a "walk-through" museum exhibit. The case exhibits contained diagrams, some specimens, a large amount of written material, but no questions. Also compared the effects of experimenter generated questions versus…

Provided are suggestions for developing museum/aquarium internship programs. These include writing detailed job descriptions, advertising, designing application forms asking all the information needed, supervising the interns, interviewing applicants as they were applying for a paid position, and others. (JN)

Earth berms and burying the building into the hillside help insulate the Florida State Museum and make it operationally the most economical building on the campus. (Author/MLF)

The 21st century's information economy is creating more jobs that require not only a college education but also at least some expertise in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, collectively known as STEM. Across the country, schools and communities are finding that the hours after school are particularly conducive to…

A qualitative study determined which factors in the museum exhibit environment or within the museum visitor may influence the visitor to attend an exhibit. Observations and interviews were conducted of 14 groups that visited a Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. An inductive or grounded theory…