Dear Museum-L people,

On the general topic of older people and museums, can I recomend an excellent Australian study by Lynda Kelly and others entitled "Energised, engaged, everywhere: Older Australians and museums"

See:-

http://www.amonline.net.au/amarc/research/older_audiences.htm 

Cheers

Andrew

Andrew Simpson
Director, Museum Studies Program
Division of Environmental and Life Sciences
Macquarie University NSW 2109
ph (61 2) 98508183
fax (61 2) 98509671
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.museums.mq.edu.au
http://www.els.mq.edu.au/museumstudies

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