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Several years ago, there was a small museum collaborative that 
focused on many of these issues.  You may want to check the archives 
to see who participated.
Beryl

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>We are interested in putting together a session that focuses on the role of
>small science museums in the overall science museums community. As a new
>small museum in a relatively rural area, we are interested in the long term
>significance of smaller museums that often serve broad geographic regions.
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>We are interested in exploring the following issues:
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>1.	Do small science museums play a different role in informal science
>education than their larger, urban counter parts?
>2.	What advantages do small museums bring to the table that the larger
>community can learn from?
>3.	Is the move toward smaller museums offered in more communities a
>sustainable trend? Are there limits to the number of small science museums
>that can be supported? Are there advantages to an increased number of
>science museums?
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>Please let me know if this topic is of interest to you, what other aspects
>might be covered, and if you are interested in participating.
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>Chris Wallace Hostetler
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>Executive Director
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>ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum
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>1500 East Main
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>Ashland, Oregon 97520
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>541-482-6767 ext. 31
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>"Strange is our situation here on earth. Each of us comes for a short visit,
>not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose."  -  Albert
>Einstein
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Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs
MIT Museum
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