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Public Programs

The Alliance has compiled this set of public program resources from amongst its own offerings as well as those throughout the nonprofit and museum sector.

Alliance Resources

Museums Tap Food Trends

This Museum magazine article provides information about museums engaging and educating the public about food, sustainability and health around the Let’s Move! Museums and Gardens initiative. The article explains how these programs attract community volunteers, increase visitor engagement, and carry out mission.

Other Resources

Programs and Outreach

Sustaining Places provides this webpage with information and resources about programming and outreach methods for museums to use to help build relationships with its surrounding communities.

Youth Programs

Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) reviews the key components of youth programs and provides information on networks that help museums share best practices in their design and implementation. (PDF, 165 pages)

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