Connecting Kids to History with Museum Exhibitions (Hardcover)

Kids have profound and important relationships to the past, but they don't experience history in the same way as adults. For museum professionals and everyone involved in informal history education and exhibition design, this book is the essential new guide to creating meaningful and memorable connections to the past for children. This vital museum audience possesses many of the same dynamic qualities as trained historian--curiosity, inquiry, empathy for the human
experience--yet traditional history exhibitions tend to focus on passive looking in the galleries, giving priority to relaying information through words. D. Lynn McRainey and John Russick bring together top museum professionals to present state-of-the-art research and practice that respects and incorporates kids' developmental stages and learning preferences and the specific ways in which kids connect to history. They provide concrete tools for audience research and evaluation; exhibition development and design; and working with kids as "creative consultants." The only book to focus comprehensively on history exhibits for kids, Connecting Kids to History With Museum Exhibitions shows how to enhance the experiences of a vitally important but frequently the least understood museum audience.

General

Imprint:	Left Coast Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	D. Lynn McRainey • John Russick
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	334
ISBN-13:	978-1-59874-382-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Promotions
LSN:	1-59874-382-1
Barcode:	9781598743821

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