1st Edition

Connecting Kids to History with Museum Exhibitions

333 Pages

by Routledge

333 Pages

by Routledge

333 Pages

by Routledge

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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... Read more

Part 1 Valuing Kids; Chapter 1 Never Too Young to Connect to History: Cognitive Development and Learning, SharonShaffer; Chapter 2 It’s about Them: Using Developmental Frameworks to Create Exhibitions for Children (and Their Grown-ups), Elizabeth ReichRawson; Chapter 3 Experts, Evaluators, and Explorers: Collaborating with Kids, Anne GrimesRand, RobertKiihne; Part 2 Connecting Kids to History; Chapter 4 Finding the Story in History, LeslieBedford; Chapter 5 Imagination—A Child’s Gateway to Engagement with the Past, DanielSpock; Chapter 6 Playing with the Past, Jon-Paul C.Dyson; Chapter 7 A Sense of the Past, D. LynnMcRainey; Chapter 8 Are We There Yet? Children, History, and the Power of Place, BenjaminFilene; Part 3 Creating History Exhibitions for Kids; Chapter 9 Shaping the space: Designing for Kids, AndrewAnway, NealMayer; Chapter 10 Making History Interactive, JohnRussick; Chapter 11 Is it Real? Kids and Collections, Mary JaneTaylor, Beth A. TwissHouting; Chapter 12 Write and Design with the Family in Mind, JudyRand; Chapter 13 In a Language They’ll Understand: Media and Museums, GailRingel;