K-12 Curators: What Kids Learn by Designing Exhibitions

July 1st, 2006 | RESEARCH

This article explores the use of exhibit development as an instructional strategy in the school and in the museum and how both approaches offer innovative alternatives to traditional learning. Linda D'Acquisto, managing owner of Kid Curators, LLC, discusses her work and the value of school museums. Marie Scatena, Youth Programs Manager at the Chicago History Museum, discusses the Teen Chicago project.

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Linda D'Acquisto, Author, Kid Curators, LLC
Marie Scatena, Author, Chicago History Museum

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Publication: Exhibitionist
Volume: 25
Number: 2
Page(s): 38

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Audience: Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science
Resource Type: Mass Media Article | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs