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The timeline in "Memory" (an Exploratorium rental) seemed to work pretty
well.  It lists big events over the last 100 years.  Its best feature, in my
opinion, is a small podium in front of it with pencils and post-its so
visitors can add events from their own lives or memories.  By the end of 3
months at our museum, the timeline contained about as much
visitor-contributed information about their own lives and histories as it
had of "official" history, and the presence of postits added visual and
behavioral variety and texture that most timelines lack.  
Cobie

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I am getting conflicting information regarding Timelines in exhibits.


Do visitors like timelines?

Do visitors connect/understand/read timelines?

What makes a successful timeline?

Are there papers, evaluations, etc., that you would recommend reading?



Thank you,
Scott

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