This question is submitted by the New York Hall of Science, North Museum of Natural History & Science and Miami Museum of Science, co-developers of Life Changes, an NSF-funded project on the potential of museum exhibitions to convey precursor knowledge of biology to children that readies them to understand evolution. We are in the early stages of development of a 1,500 square foot exhibition targeting children ages 5-12 years old. The team has determined, based initial research that a narrative story-line approach might prove most appealing and effective for our target audience. We are considering the advantages of a live storyteller as a central exhibition experience. Based on consultation with a Hall of Science public programs/theater specialist, believe it is feasible, understanding that there are operational issues and problems associated with this approach that would need to be resolved as development continues. Foremost among the difficulties is the need to identify appropriate storytellers/actors for venues currently without science theater staff. Our assumption is that the training and costs for hiring storytellers/actors would be borne by the project, not by the renting venues. We are very interested in hearing from you if an approach that hinges on a live presenter either raises major red flags or is something you feel your institution would embrace with enthusiasm. For this particular inquiry, we would like to focus only on operational issues, not issues raised by the subject of the exhibition, evolution. Would please forward this to the appropriate staff at your institution. Cheers, Martin -- Martin Weiss, Ph.D Vice President, Science New York Hall of Science 47-01 111 th Street Corona, New York 11368 718 699 0005 x 356 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). -- Martin Weiss, Ph.D Vice President, Science New York Hall of Science 47-01 111 th Street Corona, New York 11368 718 699 0005 x 356 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).