Museums and Families: Being of Value
Current price:
$32.95
Publication Date: July 1st, 2016
Publisher:
Left Coast Press
ISBN:
9781598740769
Pages:
248
Description
This book analyzes the relationship between museums and families—how they view one another, how museums can facilitate free-choice learning in families, and how both together can serve as powerful allies to enact social and community change. Leading museum researcher Lynn Dierking identifies the family as a learning institution and details the implications for programming and exhibits in history, art, science, children's museums and other cultural institutions. In describing museums with excellent family programs, she provides exemplars for other museums to improve family learning within their institution.