Roxanne,
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David

>25 August 1997
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>We are currently planning a revamp of our social history programmes,
>with the primary objective in many of these spaces is to move from
>'passive' to 'active'. There are many internal and external factors which
>are driving this change in philosophy. The primary one for our
>institution is to provide exciting, engaging and family-friendly
>exhibits within our social history exhibition.
>
>I have been developing an 'interactivity', hands-on history area
>within our main social history exhibition. However, this is all
>new to me, and as such I am enjoying a steep learning curve!
>
>What I am looking for out there are what are other museums doing in
>this area? What type of new experiences and exhibits are being offered?
>In these cases, has the philosophy of the 'science centre' experience
>influenced the development of heritage interactives? Is there a useful
>bibliography on the subject I can get my hands on? And has anyone
>gone down the path of integrating heritage interactives within an
>exhibition's wider themes and messages?
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>Any advice or information, or persoanl experiences, in these areas
>would be gratefully received.
>
>Roxanne Fea
>Curator of Social History
>The Science Centre & Manawatu Museum
>Palmerston North, New Zealand
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