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There is growing momentum for museums to be involved in public programming at events outside of their facility. Science cafes and science festivals are examples I happen to be involved in, but there are many others as well. This seems to me to be an evolving part of the "redefinition of museums": perhaps suggesting that museums at times have a calling to serve their community by reaching out to audiences in public venues.
For reference:
www.sciencefestivals.org
www.sciencecafes.org
www.sciencefestivals.org/conference.html
Ben
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On May 17, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Benjamin Dickow wrote:
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> Hi anyone who will be at AAM in Houston...
>
> A few months ago, some of you were involved in a discussion on this listserv
> about the definition of museums. It resolved a couple of weeks ago with a
> reference to the latest Enhibitionist issue. Not to beat a dead horse, but
> if you want to continue this discussion, John Falk and I will be conducting
> a session at AAM in Houston this weekend called, oddly enough, "Redefining
> Museums." We proposed this session a year ago, but it seems that it couldn't
> come at a better time. If you have time at the conference, please come by
> and take part in the conversation. It's going to be pretty wild, we hope.
>
> That's "Redefining Museums"
> Sunday, May 22
> 1:15 - 2:30 pm
>
> Also, if any of you have a question that you would like the session to
> tackle, please send it to me, now...before the session. I can't guarantee
> that it will be discussed, but it's possible. This session is for the
> attendees as much as anyone and we want the discussion to serve the group as
> much as possible.
>
> Thanks and see you there!
> Ben
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> Ben Dickow
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