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The exhibition brochure for the wonderful "The Princess and the 
Patriot" (about Ben Franklin and the Russian Princess Dashkova ) at 
the American Philosophical Society until 2006 incorporates a 
timeline--very successfully, to my mind.

The show covers a huge territory (Philadelphia to Paris to St. 
Petersburg to the Bering Straits) and a big chunk of the long 18th C, 
so putting the timeline in the brochure helps orient visitors right 
away and gives them something to refer to later. Not everyone will 
read it, I'm sure, but those who do will appreciate the effort.

Karen

Karen Reeds, Ph.D.
Lecturer, History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
Guest Curator, Linnaeus & America
American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia
http://www.americanswedish.org/linnaeus.html
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>Date:    Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:35:10 -0400
>From:    Scott A Perich <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Timelines
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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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>am getting conflicting information regarding Timelines in exhibits.
>Do visitors like timelines?
>Do visitors connect/understand/read timelines?
>What makes a successful timeline?
>Are there papers, evaluations, etc., that you would recommend reading?
>Thank you,
>Scott

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