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Front-End Analysis for a Traveling Exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History

January 1, 1995 | Exhibitions
In this paper, Ruth S. Britt discusses front-end evaluation findings of the "In the Dark: Worlds without Light" traveling exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History. The exhibit aimed to show that humans are not well-adapted to the dark, and that this gives rise to discomfort, fear, avoidance, and lack of knowledge; to take some of the mystery out of dark environments by showing and talking about creatures of darkness, their adaptations to dark environments, and the processes which make life possible in unlighted worlds; and to show how dark environments are tied to the whole of life on Earth.

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  • Ruth Britt
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    Cincinnati Museum of Natural History
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1064-5578
    Publication Name: Visitor Studies
    Volume: 7
    Number: 1
    Page Number: 74
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science | Life science | Social science and psychology
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Adults | General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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