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Hi Everyone,
As a final note to this thread, please check out the current issue (Spring 2011) of the Exhibitionist, published by NAME. The issue, entitled "Is it a Museum? Does it Matter?" is dedicated to discussing the nature of museums. As series of articles examines the intersection of museums with science centers, aquariums, zoos, creationist museums, corporate spaces and themed attractions.
-Rita
Rita Mukherjee Hoffstadt
Assistant Director of Traveling Exhibits and Special Projects
The Franklin Institute
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Phone: 215 448 1309
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Alan Friedman wrote a really informative overview of the development and evolution of science centers, available here:
http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_63/iss_10/45_1.shtml?bypassSSO=1
Bob Russell
Informal Learning Solutions
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Dear List:
This is a great and useful discussion.
Yesterday afternoon I posted a blog article summarizing some of the views:
http://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/difference-between-a-science-museum-and-a-science-center/
This is a publicly accessible discussion list, but you might expect a relatively
small readership. If you have a moment and you chatted about science centers vs.
museums in this thread, please let me know if any comments seem unrepresentative
or you'd like them edited.
Kind regards,
Michael
www.idea.org
On Mar 30, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Andrea Motto wrote:
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> Hello friends and smart people,
> I'm working on a paper for a History of Science class regarding the
> social and political climate surrounding the emergence of science
> centers and I would love to get some perspective from the field. What
> are your criteria for a "science center" (as opposed to a museum,
> though there is certainly crossover) and which institutions do you
> consider to be the firsts in the field, that is, the people and places
> who founded our industry. How, if at all, do you make the distinction
> between a science center and a museum? When was the science center
> born and how do I know one when I see it? I'm sure there is no clear
> answer, but I would love to hear some opinions. Once I know the "what"
> and "when" I can start looking at the "how" and "why." I know of work
> on the history of the Exploratorium, but what other institutional
> histories are worthy of exploration?
>
> --
> Andrea Motto
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Virginia Tech
> Blacksburg, VA
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