Hello,
I am a high school history teacher in Pennsylvania. I am trying to start a local history museum-community facility in my area which would be a joint venture between the school district and local township. Ideally, we would house it in an under-used historic building, create programs essential to the K-12 curriculum (field trips there at least annually), and—when appropriate—use student labor to develop relevant skills (assisting in historic preservation, living history re-enactments, exhibit research and design, etc.)
As we are just starting, could anyone recommend existing facilities for us to study as a potential model? We're looking for inspiration from both a governance/mission-statement standpoint and educational programming.
Many thanks for your thoughts,
-Steven Hunter