WWW Virtual Library: Museums In The USA A list of links from the WWW Virtual Library, with descriptions.Category Regional North America Georgia Arts and Entertainment Changing exhibits, permanent displays, childrens interactive gallery The Museumsbroad mission includes education House full of handson exhibits featuring arts http://www.museumca.org/usa/ga.html
Extractions: in the USA Atlanta History Center , Atlanta, GA. On its 33-acre site, the Atlanta History Center offers award-winning exhibitions on Atlanta history, the Civil War and southern folk arts and crafts, as well as regularly changing exhibitions; two historic houses - the famous 1928 Swan House mansion and the 1845 plantation-plain Tullie Smith Farm; beautiful gardens showing the landscape history of the area; and an extensive research library/archives. Columbus Museum , Columbus, GA. An art and history museum specialzing in 18th-20th century fine and decorative American art and regional history of the lower southeastern United States. Changing exhibits, permanent displays, childrens interactive gallery, outdoor gardens, and gift shop among amenities. Georgia Museum of Natural History , Athens, GA. Designated the official State museum of natural history on March 1999, the Museum includes 12 collections: Archaeology, Arthropods, Botany, Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrates, Mammalogy, Mycology, Ornithology, Pollen and Plant Microspores, and Zooarchaeology. The Museums broad mission includes education, outreach, research and service. Georgia Music Hall of Fame , Macon, GA. Georgia's official state music museum dedicated to preservation, education and celebration of over 450 Georgia musicians.
Museums Children's Museum provides fun, and handson beginning art one of five on-campusmuseums) houses a Habitot childrens Museum 2065 Kittredge St, Berkeley (510 http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/aboutberkeley/museums.html
Extractions: Museums The museums of Berkeley are on a human scale. In a forested area overlooking a creek, the Berkeley Art Center hosts juried shows and produces annual youth art programs. Across town the Judah L. Magnes Museum combines Jewish art and history. Habitot Children's Museum provides fun, and hands-on beginning art experience for youngsters. The University of California's Berkeley Art Museum (one of five on-campus museums) houses a permanent collection including Californian and Asian art, along with a variety of touring exhibitions, all in an ultra-modern building with an adjacent sculpture garden. Museum Listings: Audacity Designs
KinderStart - Arts And Entertainment : Museums : State Listings : Washington Icon Add/View Comments (0) Rate this Site; childrens Museum of ask questions, discovertheir community and themselves through handson, interactive exhibits. http://www.kinderstart.com/artsandentertainment/museums/statelistings/washington
Extractions: Berrien County MI-USGENWEB Project presents Berrien County Courthouse Museum, constructed in 1839 and is the oldest courthouse in Michigan. The museum complex features an 1800's office building, a 1870's sheriff's residence, a log cabin, turn-of-the-century blacksmith shop and a gift shop. Exhibits of French Forts, plus exhibits depicting Native American and 19th century life, are also on display. In addition, the Berrien County Historical Association is housed on the site. Visit the Museum at 313 Cass St, Berrien Springs MI 49103. You may write or call Curator: Bob Myers (616) 471-1202. or visit their web wite: http://www.berrienhistory.org/ Berrien Springs Natural History Museum, and greenhouse features an extensive collection of plants and animals, including the only complete mastadon skeleton discovered in Michigan. This museum is located within Price Hall, on the Campus of Andrews University, 100 North US Highway 31, Berrien Springs, MI. Open by appt. only, call: (616) 471-3322 or 471-3341. Fort St. Joseph Museum
Santa Clara City Library - Family Field Trips - Children's Museums Children's museums. Bay Area Discovery Museum Nestled under the Golden Gate Bridge,this is a great handson museum of art, science and media activities for http://www.library.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/kids/family-field-trips/childrens.html
Kids N Stuff Childrens Musuem Stuff An Interactive Experience for Kids, unlike other area museums, will focus Mindson,hands-on - To develop programming that will emphasize using the mind http://www.kidsnstuff.org/philosophy.htm
Extractions: Kids 'N' Stuff Home Field Trips Events Spring Classes Our Philosophy Exhibits Membership Staff Board of Directors Our History Contact Us We're Open - Take a Virtual Tour Kids 'N' Stuff: An Interactive Experience for Kids, unlike other area museums, will focus on youth ages 2-12. KNS has the primary purpose of enhancing the educational opportunities for children and their families by providing a creative and enriching experience through interactive exhibits and programs in the arts, humanities, sciences and technology. Through its programs and governance the museum will reflect the regions rich ethnic, cultural and economic history. Our Service Philosophy Collaboration To work with local educators, area youth and youth service organizations to design programs and exhibits that will add another dimension to the topics offered by the local schools. Through these programs, Kids 'N' Stuff will reinforce the education that the youth are receiving in the schools. Raising awareness- To design Programs that raise awareness of the world around us, including our unique cultural heritage and the environment in which we live.
Museums And Learning - Resources National Gallery of Art's collections, combining puzzles, games, and handson artactivities museums by Janet Papajani (Chicago childrens Press, 1983 http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Museum/resource.html
Extractions: Look for this sampling of the many excellent publications for families, children, and teachers in your public library or bookstores. Contact the publisher for others that are available free or at nominal cost. A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures First Words by Lucy Micklethwait (London; New York: Dorling Kindersley 1993) contains pictures from different periods, cultures, and artists accompanied by a word or phrase to stimulate discussion between parents and children ages 4 to 8. Bottlecaps to Brushes: Art Activities for Kids by Lynn-Steven Engelke (Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian, 1995) provides a tour of selected museum exhibits, with activities showing how to create art from everyday materials. Doing Children's Museums: A Guide to 225 Hands-on Museums by Joanne Cleaver (Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing, 1988) offers tips on preparing children for museum visits and information about museums around the country. Minds in Motion: Using Museums to Expand Creative Thinking by Alan Reid Gartenhaus (Caddo Gap Press, 1991) explains how science, history, and art museums can expand creative thinking in children and adults.
Childrens Museum General: Membership Free Admissions to participating science museums all over Canada. Museum for fivedays of activities, tours, and funfilled hands-on learning experiences! http://www.childrensmuseum.com/general/3a4.html
Extractions: Membership at the Manitoba Children's Museum is one of the best family entertainment values going! In addition to five exciting permanent galleries which offer children unlimited opportunities to explore, discover and grow, MCM offers a variety of drop-in programs, workshops and special events. Many events are exclusive to members or made available to members first. Double the fun with a one year's Family membership to the Manitoba Children's Museum and the Zoological Society of Manitoba at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. Unlimited Admissions Visit the Zoo and the Children's Museum up to 365 days a year. Free Admissions to participating science museums all over Canada. Quarterly Newsletters subscriptions to both the Amusepaper and the Zoo's News.
Childrens Museum General: Promotions / Events Free Admissions to participating science museums all over Canada. Museum for fivedays of activities, tours, and funfilled hands-on learning experiences for http://www.childrensmuseum.com/general/3a6.html
Extractions: Join the circus and learn what it is like to be a circus performer...walk the child-size tight rope, be a clown and make em laugh or dress up like your favourite performer. This interactive traveling exhibit produced by the Canadian Childrens Museum of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, is a fun activity-packed traveling exhibit in which children can discover the universal appeal of the circus and the timeless attraction for young and old. By presenting artifacts and through the use of hands-on activities, video programs and role playing, children direct their own circus experience in a kid-size environment. Children are led from the arrival of the circus by truck, through the backstage practice area and into the centre ring for the main performance. A cast of circus performers from around the world provides a narrative voice for the exhibit.
Childrens Museum Of The Sierra, Oakhurst, California The handson exhibits can be categorized as teaching scientific principles or allowingthe is one of the primary ways in which we differ from other museums. http://www.childrensmuseumofthesierra.org/aboutus.htm
Extractions: Information ... Educators We are a discovery museum for young people (ages 2-12) and their families, providing hands-on exhibits and programs designed to encourage visitors to learn by doing, imagining, creating and making choices. Our primary audience is children of the mountain community and the tourist population that visit the destination resort area of Yosemite National Park. We average 400-500 visitors monthly. The museum operates under the auspices of the Educational Enhancement Foundation, a private nonprofit organization (classified as a 501(c) 3 by the IRS. Funds are generated by private contributions and earned income from membership, admission fees, grants, gift shop sales and special events. All staffing, research, development, program and exhibit designs have been provided by devoted, generous volunteers who have a passion for our museum and enhancing the lives of children The museum was founded in 1995 by a group of parents and individuals interested in bringing specialized programs to young people of the mountain community. In 1997 the museum was awarded a grant by United Way of Madera County allowing the museum to open to the public on July 19, 1997 in a 1,000 square foot site. We soon outgrew this space and began searching for larger quarters that were affordable. We moved during February of 2000 into our new location of approximately 4000 square feet of exhibit space!
Areas Of Expertise A Guide to handson museums, (Williamson Publishing) was the first to introduceparents and teachers to the learning philsophies of childrens museums. http://www.jycleaver.com/expertise.html
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Extractions: Museums, science centers offer interactive fun for kids Published: May/Jun 2000 While dozens of such sites can be found throughout the region, what follows are a few of the highlights. Missouri One of the tricks to finding plenty of fun and interesting activities in St. Louis is to explore The Magic House. Around every corner is a hands-on learning experience. Visitors can climb a treehouse, shop in a pretend grocery store, hoist a load of foam bricks with pulleys, shoot water jets, erect the walls of a firehouse and more. For admission or details, call (314) 822-8900. Or visit the Web site www.magichouse.org. For admission and more information, call (314) 289-4400 or 1-800-456-7572. Or visit the Web site www.slsc.org. If the mention of a museum elicits a yawn among your children, then City Museum is sure to awaken their enthusiasm. Three floors of surprising experiences await in this St. Louis attraction, built by wildly imaginative artists and designers. You can broadcast from a radio station or television news set, become an investigator in the Crime Lab, travel through the human body and explore the subterranean world of the city. For admission or details, call 1-877-SCI-CITY. Or visit the Web site www.sciencecity.com. Southern Illinois The museum contains items and memorabilia from the original Superman comic through the present-day television show. Visitors are greeted outside by a 15-foot Superman statue. Exhibits include outfits worn by Christopher Reeves, original drawings from Superman creators and many of the props used in Superman movies.
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Extractions: Leap Home! Disney.com : Currently offering information on Disneyland and Walt Disney World! Check out the NEW Disney site and see what they have for you online!!! Disney Parks - Index : This site has links to info on all four Disney Parks to help you plan your trip. Disneyland in Anaheim, California Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida Tokyo Disneyworld in Urayasu, Japan Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Valle, France Great Outdoors Recreation Page : Contains info on where to go and what to do Outdoors! Find out about National Attractions, Activities, Books/Maps, Trips/Educational Opportunities, Gear and other Travelers' Tales. Laser Fantasy International : Dazzling laser light shows at many different museums. Liberty Science Center : They offer online exhibits (including The Yuckiest Site on the Internet), maps of their museum's exhibit floors, and much more to come. Margaret Harwell Art Museum : Owned by the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, MHAM offers art exhibitions, tours, education, art instruction, children's art classes and an on-line art gallery.
Science Index Of My Academic Only Home Page.com of ScienceTechnology Centers, representing over 500 hands-on science museums aroundthe world. Text Only Basic science for kids, childrens science projects http://www.myacademiconlyhomepage.com/Science.html
Extractions: The mission of Annual Reviews is to provide systematic, periodic examinations of scholarly advances in a number of fields of science through critical authoritative reviews. The comprehensive critical review not only summarizes a topic but also roots out errors of fact or concept and provokes discussion that will lead to new research activity. The critical review is an essential part of the scientific method. (Wow!! This is a good one. When I clicked onto Pennsylvania, I got back a random selection of images from space, with brief descriptions from that region. Then, when I clicked on that image of the beautiful Susquehanna River Valley, I got this this . When you are in there, think of all the applications you could use this data for.......)
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Extractions: One hypothesis has been tested again and again. Give students a chance to use their brains; question the world around them and apply scientific methods to solve important; relevant problems and you've provided them with an experience they can use their whole lives. That's what the Massachusetts State Science Fair is all about. For over five decades; thousands of students have challenged themselves in eleven different categories. And in the process of scientific discovery; they've managed to have a lot of fun along the way.
PIC (Public Information Centre) Hamilton childrens Activities, stadiums (stadia), golf courses, HECFI facilities, museums,farmers' market experience the thrill of learning through handson involvement. http://www.pichamilton.net/browse.php?cat=Childrens Activities