This article presents three museums with new approaches to sharing information about dinosaurs. The authors include Nancy Lynn, Director of Traveling Programs at the American Museum of Natural History, Jennifer Pace Robinson, Director of Exhibit Development at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Jeffrey H. Patchen, President and CEO, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, and Todd J. Tubutis, Senior Project Manager of Exhibits at The Field Museum in Chicago.
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Nancy LynnJennifer Pace RobinsonJeffrey H. PatchenTodd J. Tubutis
This article highlights some of the diverse ways that different types of museums use place-based education to further their missions and benefit their audiences. Authors include Janet Petitpas, Assistant Director of the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Maggie Russell-Ciardi, Education Coordinator for the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Lori Salles, Exhibit Manager at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park, and Mary Jo Sutton, Director of Exhibitions at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.
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Janet PetitpasMaggie Russell-CiardiLori SallesMary Jo Sutton