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This is an excellent collection of articles by many of our favorite writers and scientists. There are very useful suggestions and explanations on what factors are involved in making an educational museum a great one. 
Amanda

http://discover.com/issues/nov-93

     Ten Great Science Museums: National Air and Space Museum 
      By Buzz Aldrin 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: American Museum of Natural History 
      By Diane Ackerman 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: Carnegie Museum of Natural History 
      By John Edgar Wideman 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: Exploratorium 
      By Alan Lightman 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: Field Museum of Natural History 
      By Judith Stone 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: Harvard University Museums of Cultural and Natural History 
      By Stephen Jay Gould 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: South Kensington 
      By Oliver Sacks 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: Liberty Science Center 
      By John McPhee 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: Smithsonian 
      By Edward O. Wilson 
     
     
     Ten Great Science Museums: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology 
      By Sue Hubbell

     

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Amanda Chesworth
Educational Director, CSICOP
http://www.csicop.org
Inquiring Minds Program
http://www.inquiringminds.org

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