MUSEUM PEDAGOGY ABROAD: CHILDREN'S
AND MUSEUM AUDIENCE MANAGEMENT
Series of electronic publications
MUSEUM PRO 5.0
The scientific papers collection is concerned with museum-pedagogical traditions
of the USA and Germany. The authors focus on theory and practice of museum
educational activities.
The paper "Museum - Education - Children" by Z.A.Bonamy is based on the
American museum pedagogy experience. The article puts forward a new set of museum
education specific features. The interaction between the museum and school, school-
teacher and museum workers is analised.
Detailed analysis of these very problems with regard to material unpublished in
Russia is the subject of N.G.Makarova's paper "Children's Museum of America".
The paper "Nonaccidental "Presents" for Children's Museum" by S.B.Minina
deals with some psychological and pedagogical theories which have had a strong impact
on museum practice in the Children's museum development.
E.B.Medvedeva's paper "The Past and the Present of Museum Pedagogy in
Germany" investigates theoretical views and practical activities of the founding fathers of
museum pedagogy in Germany.
The paper "Ways of Museum Pedagogy. On Children's and Teenagers' Museums
Aspiration to Become New Objects of Cultural Pedagogy" by German expert Philip
Verplanke deals with the problems facing all the modern museums for children.
The collection of articles presented here as a whole gives the idea of the world
leaders' experience in the field of museum pedagogy to put it into the Russian museums
actual practice.
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