Education & Interpretation

How a Wave of Honest History Museums Is Changing Black Tourism

On a walking tour of the New Orleans Garden District, my husband and I exchanged meaningful glances after the fourth or fifth time our guide delicately referred to the slaves who once …
By Ashton Lattimore, Slate

Meeting Teachers Where They Are

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By Meg Davis

Grant Opportunity: Museums & Creative Aging

By Elizabeth Merritt

What It Takes to Engage Teachers with Digital Museum Resources: Five Lessons Learned

Michelle Smith sits next to a window with blinds on it with her hands crossed on the window sill. She has shoulder length blond hair and is wearing red rimmed glasses, she is also wearing a plaid jacket.
By Michelle Knovic Smith

National Study Highlights That Visits to Science Centers Can Best Predict Youth and Adult Interest in Science

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Study: Visits to science centers spark interest in science

By Experience AZ, AZ Big Media

The subtlety of shepherding an audience toward collection visitation.

By Shelley Bernstein, Medium

EdComversations 2.0

By Tony Pennay, Sheri Levinsky-Raskin, and Rebekah Harding

Who Will Tell My Story?

By Ericka Huggins and Kevin Jennings

Cultivating Lifelong Appreciation

By Mary Ellen Collins

Leaving the country for new models and brilliant inspirations! “My Primary School is at the Museum” and the Museum Association Conference 2017

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By Sage Morgan Hubbard

Watch an overview of the Museums & Schools: The LA Convening

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By Sage Morgan Hubbard
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