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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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Hello,
At Explorit we have a well-developed, outreach program with vans
traveling to schools or community centers. Educators unpack bins of
activities in classrooms and auditoriums, thus transforming the room
into a science center for a day.
What I want to know about it is outreach programs where the model is
a bus/ trailer/truck brought to a school and the visitors tromp in- a
museum on wheels. This way the exhibit is there for a longer time so
that more people can experience it . It would also allow us to
introduce items that are too heavy for an educator to unload.
I know of some examples such as Crocker Art Museum's "Art Ark" and
the LA Natural History Museum's themed buses. Are there any other
great examples that I should investigate? Have you or other museums
considered them? Tried them? Abandoned them?
You can post to the list, or directly to me.
Thanks in advance for sharing your wisdom!
Tabatha Bruce
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Tabatha Bruce
Exhibit Developer,
Education Specialist,
SCIENCE Committee Coordinator
Explorit Science Center
3141 5th Street
P.O. Box 1288
Davis, CA 95617-1288
530.756.0191
fax 530.756.1227
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http://www.explorit.org
Explorit's expanding! Read more about the four gallery spaces, how
the building connects to Explorit's current site and when
construction will begin at
http://www.explorit.org/expansion/index.html. Think it. Try it.
Explorit.
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