Connecting Kids to History with Museum Exhibitions - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1598743821 ISBN 13: 9781598743821

Verlag: Routledge, 2010

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"In this solid, helpful and readable book there is not a hint of apology that play and fun are anything but the real work of connecting kids to history. Grounded in current research, stuffed with telling examples, organized around the logic of how exhibits are actually imagined and brought to life, this collection of essays will be useful to all of us trying to understand the theory and processes of creating experiences that appeal to and absorb kids, or for families looking for ways to share in each other's enthusiasms, or in support of teachers looking for insights to bring back to and chew on in their classrooms. And there are productive things to mine, not just for history museums and historic sites, but for art, science and children's museums too. What a wonderful addition to our professional literature."--Michael Spock, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago "Each chapter ends with a useful bibliography or reference list, as does the book, and additional sources are cited for interested readers. Part 3 contains interesting, directive, and effective information, and most readers will turn to these five chapters as primary resources. An excellent chapter by Judy Rand, for example, discusses how to create new kinds of labels and explanatory texts for exhibits and how these can attract and hold children's attention. Highly recommended."CHOICE "This invaluable compilation of essays introduces museum practitioners to foundational principles of childhood development; translates how the inherent skills and interests of children--from imagination to play--can be applied to historical exploration; and then demonstrates the practical application of this information into exhibition development.Beyond its focus on kids, I found the book a great reminder of the importance of creating exhibits for PEOPLE, and putting our visitors at the center of museum experiences."--Lori Fogarty, Director, Oakland Museum of California "I can't wait to have this book in the hands of my students! This amazing group of authors presents the most current research and innovative thinking. The breadth of examples and frameworks solidly place kids as a core and not peripheral museum audience. The authors speak to each other and build on each other's work, creating a wonderful conversation with a coherent message. They don't just advocate, they provide concrete guidance, models and powerful examples drawn from theory, research and practice. This book goes beyond the audience of kids and the discipline of history, and is extremely valuable for exhibit designers, educators, evaluators, curators, administrators and any museum professional interested in how to make the museum more engaging for kids."--Kris Morrissey, Director, Museology Graduate Program, University of Washington "Connecting Kids to History with Museum Exhibitions brings all the questions raised by child visitors together into one volume, attempting to fathom how children's minds work and to suggest ways of getting them interested in history. [A] useful handbook for institutions wishing to mount exhibitions aimed specifically at children. As well as providing food for thought and avenues to explore when designing future exhibitions, it assembles theoretical models, a guide, charters, numerous examples, an analytical structure and tables to serve as useful pointers."--Annabelle Laliberte, ICOM News "I would highly recommend this book to anyone involved in the planning and development of history exhibitions or spaces in historic house museums. This book is so much more than about connecting kids to history; it is really about how to plan for visitors of different cognitive skills and abilities and to build exhibitions that will bring history into their lives."-- Elizabeth Pratt, Connecticut Humanities Council

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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.

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1598743821
• ISBN 13: 9781598743821
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 333
• Herausgeber: McRainey D Lynn, Russick John