It is argued that the present limitations of federal funding for the arts are attributable to attitudes of professionals in arts organizations rather than to faults in the framework of public assistance. When private patronage has been inadequate federal funds have been provided, but always as supplements to the private sector. (JMD)

In New York City, the Trust for Cultural Resources legislation continues the direction taken by incentive zoning by trading unused or underused air space with developers for certain public amenities. Since the legislation could easily be expanded, it could drastically affect the physical character of the city. (JMD)

The Antelope Valley Indian Museum, recently purchased by the State of California for its state park system through the efforts of the American Association of University Women, is described. The history of the museum, its Indian artifacts, and its former owner, Grace Wilcox Oliver, are also discussed. (JMD)

Lord Clark, the renowned British art historian, feels there are too many children in picture galleries and suspects they are brought there to fill in the curriculum. He considers three aims of education and how children can more fully understand the value of works of art. (Editor/RK)

Level II, General Public Access, of a 5-stage madel of public access to computers through science-technology centers is described. Tables contain categories and examples of interactive computer games and programs, and computer classes offered at various science centers. (CMV)

Describes the Science Teacher Education at Museums (STEAM) program and focuses on the approach taken at the St. Louis, Hartford, and San Francisco Centers. Includes examples of the types of workshops offered. Provides a listing of museums that have been awarded grants. (ML)

Describes the experiences of a sixth grade history class in learning about archaeology by planning and executing a small local dig. Offers advice on class preparation, excavation procedures, follow-up work, and the display of artifacts. Includes eight photographs of classroom and field work activities. (AEM)

Discusses the establishment and function of the Museums Committee of Her Majesty's Inspectorate, a committee which was formed to encourage the effective use of England's museums. Describes the various programs initiated by the committee, focusing on the best practices of the schools using museum resources. (GEA)

Describes the speaker's lifelong dedication to the development of education in museums and his philosophy of life. Points out the need to make museums effective educational institutions closely integrated in a community's fabric and structure. (CW)

Reviews the purpose, programs, and strengths of the Naturalist Center at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. Stresses the value of hands-on activities. Surveys some of the programs of the center including Unknowns and Adaptations and teacher workshops. (CW)

Describes a living history museum called Old Sturbridge Village, located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Includes samples of student's work, a description of the three-week teacher inservice program on social history, and original source material on the day-to-day lives of the Pliny Freeman family during the late 1700s and early 1800s. (JDH)

Museums, libraries, zoos, parks, historical sites, and other cultural institutions can be vehicles for much self-directed learning. This article reviews these opportunities and efforts to utilize them. It discusses cultural institutions as invitational environments, conditions of learning in cultural institutions, and tools and initiatives for…

Centennial celebrations provide an ideal opportunity to help young children develop an understanding of the concepts of time and chronology, maps, societal change, and an appreciation of family and personal heritage. Centennial activities for use with first and second graders are provided. (RM)

Archival collections of Edison, Olmsted, Morristown, and Longfellow National Historic Sites offer examples of how documentary collections have been handled in the past, and of ways in which National Park Service is beginning to address cultural resource management issues (arrangement, preservation, cataloging, research use) of archives and…

Describes the toys made by rural craftsmen in Poland. These toys, some of the liveliest manifestations of folk art, are appreciated by rural society. Efforts are now being made to familiarize urban children with this type of toy, both through a museum and through folk toy corners in nursery schools. (Author/CB)