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Hi Nina,
I don't recall the session, but if anybody does, please respond on the list serv.
Thanks,
Regina
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Subject: Why people don't go to museums
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> I went to a session at ASTC years ago (maybe 2001?) where the
> presenter listed 5 reasons that people don't go to museums. I think
> the presenter referred to something that Eric Jolly presented at AAM
> and he got the info from a survey done by European art museums. One
> of the reasons was that people didn't want to be embarrassed in front
> of their kids for not being knowledgeable about what was in the
> museum, another reason was that they didn't know how to dress. Does
> anyone else remember this list and know what the five reasons were?
>
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> Nina Catubig Nolan
> Education Coordinator
> Museum of Science and Industry
> 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
> Chicago IL 60637-2093
> 773-947-4160 (phone)
> 773-753-6205 (fax)
>
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