Overview: The themes of this book represent a set of topical issues germane to informing, extending and enhancing educational practices in diverse museum settings, and will be of considerable interest to the muMuseums are institutions of both education and learning in service of society, that is, they are sites where educational experiences are designed and facilitated, and also places where visitors learn in broad and diverse ways. As such, the role of public education in museums today is highly important, if not at the centre of museum activity. As museums contemplate the growing significanc
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