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Jenny - you might want to talk to members of this Canadian working group
about the following joint project and their ongoing work. Contact
details at end of listing.
Chris
M. Christine Castle, Ph.D.
Editor, Museum Education Monitor
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Assessing Cultural Impacts of Museums (Canada)
Found in the October 2004 MEM Issue under Ongoing Research 

Research Question:  What is a 'culture of sustainability' and what
transformations are needed to ensure museums contribute to it?  Using a
Critical Assessment Framework developed by the Working Group on Museums
and Sustainable Communities (W.G.M.S.C.), three organizations will
collect and assess data related to outcomes of museum initiatives using
three lenses: individuals, communities and institutions (museums).
Others are welcome to join the project.  

Sites:

a) Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Regina, Saskatchewan. - using a
high-school youth forum to assess reactions to The Human Factor, a
permanent exhibit about social and environmental issues

b) Biosphere, Montreal, Quebec - assessing the impacts of a youth
council on individual, community and institutional outcomes

c) Kamloops Museum and Archives, Kamloops, British Columbia - assessing
a range of cultural programs.

Time Span: This is a multi-phase project, with the first phase results
due by Spring, 2005.

Contact information: WGMSC - Douglas Worts [log in to unmask]  or
Catherine Dumouchel [log in to unmask] ;Royal Saskatchewan Museum
- Glenn Sutter [log in to unmask]  ; Biosphere - Therese
Baribeau [log in to unmask]  or Linda Liboiron
[log in to unmask] ; Kamloops Museum and Archives - Helen Macdonald
Carlson [log in to unmask]


 -----Original Message-----
From: Jenny Sayre Ramberg [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 6:44 PM
Subject: Looking for examples of exhibitions or programs that ask
visitors to take a specific action on a specific issue

<<I'd love to hear what else is going on out there in the world with
exhibits that have the goal of influencing social change. >>

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