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>Something that's worked well for us is the use of a response book - a
>large blank book with a pen attached. People of all ages have responded
>to exhibits on abortion, contraception, eating and other mental disorders.
>What's really interesting is when visitors respond to one another's
>responses - there have been fascinating dialogues between museum visitors
>who will never meet.
I first saw this approach to defusing controversy a few years ago at the
Manhattan Project museum in Los Alamos; it was extremely effective, and, I
thought, one of the best exhibits.
Adrienne Drapkin
Director
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-7106
Adrienne Drapkin
Director
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Museum
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-7106
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