I'm going to be giving a presentation about current practices in discovery
rooms.  In doing my research, I have noticed two things that stand out to
me.  First, there is not necessarily an accepted definition of what a
discovery room is and what it should be used for.  Second, discovery rooms
seem to be limited primarily to science museums, zoos or natural history
museums.  I would love to hear what you think about these two findings, what
you consider to be the definition of a discovery room, and if you have a
discovery room at your museum--what have been the struggles/successes.
Finally, is there any recent literature that you have seen on the topic.  I
have found some, however, much of it is dated.

Thank you in advance for your input.

Jennifer

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