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SUB:re: CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS
FROM:Jeff Kupperman
I find it intriguing that Dr. Factor puts nature in the "adult world" and
folklore/ traditions in the "child world."  One could easily argue that it is
the other way around, though maybe Dr. Factor is actually referring to
different ways of viewing the same world.

I have been involved with a proposal for a children's museum in Japan, and I
would be quite interested in discussing ideas.

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children's museum discussion list which can be subscribed to by sending the
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>Dr June Factor, an Australian writer and children's folklorist is
>preparing a consultancy report for the Museum of Victoria (Australia) on a
>new children's museum to be located within the new Museum of Victoria.

>She has developed an innovative perspective of a Children's Museum as
>operating on a double helix: exploring the world that adults have
>codified - cultures, nature science etc, and the cultures of children-
>folklore, traditions, etc (the world from childrens perspective)

Jeff Kupperman
Atelier Aza, Tokyo, Japan
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