You should contact the Internation Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL)
Museum of Science, Science  Park  Boston MA 02114  C/O Catherine Hughes

or contact

Tessa Bridal at the Science Museum of Minnesota - she is the head of the
Theatre professional interest group
30 east 10th St.
St. Paul, MN 55101

 Kathrine Walker, Beach Museum of Art

On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, WAMPC5 wrote:

> Hello there.  I'm new to this list and enjoying people's comments.
>
> I'm doing a study on the reasons why performing arts are currently being used in museums, mostly
> on the U.K. but interested also in examples from all over the world.  I'm interested in to what extent
> their use is motivated by a financial gain (corporate hire of the museum as a venue for their own
> event, or larger visitor numbers) and to what extent the performing arts (including dance, music,
> acting, living history (as long as the actors don't come 'out of character') etc.) are being used to
> convey messages to the visitor, and how this is being done.
>
> I would love to hear from anyone who can recommend reading (preferably British as it is generally
> easier to get hold of over here) related to the subject, or who could relate their own experiences of
> projects such as these.
>
> Thanks!
>
> My addresses are:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> and
> Georgiana Cameron
> ART WAM PG
> University of East Anglia
> Norwich
> UK
>