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The articles offered here, on a variety of museum education-related themes, were written for the NYCMER Interpreter (the last issue of which was printed in 2003) or for publication on the NYCMER website. We hope you will find them both informative and useful.

Increasing Accessibility for Everyone: Access and Cultural Institutions, by Leah Fox and Robert Forloney, 2003

But Where are the Dinosaurs? Introducing Young Learners to Museums, by Keri Goldberg, 2003 (PDF)

The Line of Inquiry: Questions for Adult Audiences, by Mustafa Ali Faruki, 2003 (PDF)

Exploring the Neighborhood: On the Road with the Brooklyn Historical Society, by Rebecca Krucoff , 2003 (PDF)

Submission Guidelines:

NYCMER welcomes articles of interest and practical use to museum educators in and around New York City. Preference will be shown to articles submitted by NYCMER members. Articles should be 500 – 1,500 words on a topic relevant to the field of museum education. We encourage articles with concrete suggestions for museum education practice.

Please email queries or articles for submission to resources@nycmer.org.

Book Reviews

The Promise of Cultural Institutions, By David Carr. AltaMira Press, 2003. Review by Catherine Fukushima, 2004.

The Museum in Transition: A Philosophical Perspective, by Hilda S. Hein. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. Review by Catherine Fukushima, 2002. (PDF)

Submission Guidelines:

NYCMER welcomes reviews of recent books of interest to museum educators. Reviews should be 250 – 750 words.

Please email queries or book reviews for submission to resources@nycmer.org.

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