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Anecdotal: a young mother visiting from Germany stripped her child of a diaper and plopped her into the small outdoor water play basin. Well immediately we heard about it from other parents. Oh my! Heaven forbid. I had to drain the basin, clean with bleach and refill. Was the water yellow? I couldn't tell. Here in the usa our attitude toward nudity is rather puritanical. Naked kids are the norm and NO big deal in 90% of the world.
I think this is strictly a judgement call for each museum. Here in blue-blazes hot Texas flip flops and not much else are the norm in the summer.
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On Jan 29, 2013, at 4:49 PM, David Lukins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> Hi everyone,
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> What policies do you have in place for visitors in terms of appropriate clothing/footwear at your Science Centre/museum? Has you had any interesting experiences with your visitors?
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> We recently had a case where a boy (age 4-5yrs old) was observed by a staff member without a shirt on in an exhibit area. The staff member checked with the mother if they had brought a tshirt and she subsequently redressed her child.
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> (N.B. Our current 'Conditions of Entry' state ONLY state that footwear must be worn.)
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> Thanks!
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> David Lukins
> Supervisor (Interns/Volunteers)
> Science Centre & Planetarium
> University of Wollongong
> Innovation Campus, 60 Squires Way
> North Wollongong NSW 2500
> Australia
> P + 61 2 4286 5000
> F + 61 2 4283 6665
> W http://sciencecentre.uow.edu.au
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