It is mentioned in Falk and Dierking's *The Museum Experience.*

Celeste DeWald
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> Subject: Research Query
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> There was some research done a while back that indicated that
> museum attendance among adults is more closely correlated to
> whether the subject, as a child, visited museums with her/his
> family than than with a school group.
>
> Does anyone remember what study that was or where the findings are cited?
>
> Many thanks!
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