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Boy...
...that sounds like it was a good presentation. I'm sure we can collect
more than _5_ reasons, though. 

I never asked that exact question, in answer to, "Would you go to of
program?" and some people answered, "I used go to all that kind of stuff
years ago, but my kids are grown now," even when I asked about an adult
program. 

Perhaps the answers differ between art museums, natural history museums
and history museums, but I've run into the perception that natural
history museums are for kids as a reason to not go. 

have fun
diane


<-----Original Message-----> 
>From: Regina Hall
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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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>-----Original Message-----
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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?
>> 
>> ***
>> 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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