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Archive Title: 01. An Optimistic Time - Chapter

Date Original: 2013

Description: In An Optimistic Time, Chapter 1 of Boston Stories, author George Hein points to the influences of progressive education, curriculum "improvement," child development, and social activism on the museum's ethos.

Creator(s): George Hein, author

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Archive Title: Ability, Performance, Attitudes, and Process Education - Report

Date Original: 1971

Description: Report from the Eastern Regional Institute for Education, addressing issues offifth and sixth graders and process-oriented curricula.

Creator(s):Donald M. Ronchi, Ruth S. Nickse and Richard E. Ripple- authors; Cornell University, publisher

Keywords: Supporting materials, education, research, museum philosophy, process-oriented


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Archive Title: About Phylis Morrison - Documents

Date Original: n.d.

Description: 3documents associated with Phylis Morrison. 17 pages. 1) How the Sun Shines activity sheet , circa 1970; 2) Biographical notes (obituary ) written at the time of Phylis' death, 2002; 3) Memorial celebration invitation and program, October 6, 2002.

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Archive Title: America in Our Time: From World War II to Nixon, What Happened and Why - Book Cover

Date Original: 1976

Description: Book cover, title page, and table of contents for America in Our Time.

Creator(s): Godfrey Hodgeson, author; Vintage Books, publisher

Keywords: Supporting materials, history, books


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Archive Title: Anne Hawley - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Anne Hawley talks about the sense of possibility and progressive thinking associated with the creative movement of the 1960s.

Creator(s): Anne Hawley, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: museum philosophy, creativity, context


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Archive Title: Aylette Jenness - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video clip in which Aylette Jenness talks about progressive education and the women's movement at the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Aylette Jenness, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: museum philosophy, influences, education, feminism


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Archive Title: Baby Let me Follow you Down - Book

Date Original: 1979

Description: Excerpts from Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: The illustrated story of the Cambridge folk years, 15 pages.

Creator(s): Eric von Schmidt and Jim Rooney, authors; Anchor Books, Publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, influence, supporting materials


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Archive Title: Beads - Article

Date Original: October 6, 2002

Description: From "Phylis Morrison Memorial Day, October 6, 2002, Massachusetts Institute of Technology." 7 pages.

Creator(s): Jeanne Paradise, author

Keywords: Memorial, staff, speech


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Archive Title: Bernie Zubrowski - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: In this video, Bernie Zubrowski discusses his work with the Peace Corps, he talks about his time in Africa, and he reflects on how he ended up working at the Boston Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Bernie Zubrowski, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: staff, origins


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Archive Title: Bubblemaking - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A child making bubbles.

Creator(s): Jeremy Berndt, photographer

Keywords: photographs, audience, interactivity, visitors


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Archive Title: Bubbles Exhibit 2 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A boy making bubbles.

Creator(s): Jeremy Berendt, photographer

Keywords: interactivity, bubbles, children, audience


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Archive Title: Children and Their World: Teaching Elementary Social Studies - Book

Date Original: 1976

Description: Excerpt from Children and Their World: Teaching Elementary Social Studies, 32 pages.

Creator(s): David A. Welton and John T. Mallan, authors; Rand McNally Publishing Company, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, education, supporting materials


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Archive Title: Children's Museum gets $188,000 USOE Contract - Article

Date Original: March 3, 1965

Description: Announcement of USOE contract that aimed to bring funding for school programs to the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Jamaica Plain Citizen, publisher

Keywords: press coverage, funding, public relations, programming, grants


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Archive Title: Children's Science is Another Culture - Article

Date Original: 1968

Description: A study regarding elementary science teaching.

Creator(s): Hein, George- author; Technology Review, publisher

Keywords: Children's education, science, studies, museum philosophy


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Archive Title: Crisis in the Classroom: the Remaking of American Education - Book Cover

Date Original: 1970

Description: Cover, title page, and table of contents for "Crisis in the Classroom"

Creator(s): Charles E. Silberman, author; Vintage Books, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, supplementary materials, education


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Archive Title: Deschooling Society - Book Cover

Date Original: 1970

Description: Book cover of Deschooling Society.

Creator(s): Ivan Illich, author; World Perspectives, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, supplementary materials, education


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Archive Title: Dewey's Life and Thinking Surveyed - Essay

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Brief biography of John Dewey.

Creator(s): George Hein, author

Keywords: philosophy, education, supplementary materials


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Archive Title: Discovery: Notes on the history of childhood - Article

Date Original: 1984

Description: Article from Harvard Magazine, 8 pages.

Creator(s): Dr. Henry F. Smith, author; Harvard Magazine, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, supplementary materials, education


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Archive Title: Elaine Gurian - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Elaine Gurian talks about Charles Eames' visit to the museum, and how the museum was viewed in Boston as compared to how it was viewed in the rest of the world.

Creator(s): Elaine Gurian, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: museum, public relations, visitors, image


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Archive Title: Exciting Experience in a Box - Article

Date Original: ca. 1968

Description: Description of the MATCh Box project, its origins, and its motivations. 6 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCH boxes, outreach, education, audience, interactivity, Fred Kresse


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Archive Title: Exemplars for the New Social Studies - Book Cover

Date Original: 1971

Description: Book cover, jacket insets, title page, and table of contents for Exemplars for the New Social Studies: Instructing in the Elementary School

Creator(s): Frank L. Ryan, author; Prentice-Hall, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, supplementary materials, education


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Archive Title: Fred Kresse - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A portrait of Fred Kresse.

Creator(s): John DeCindis, photographer

Keywords: staff, portraits


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Archive Title: Fred Kresse 1 - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Fred Kresse discusses the development of the MATCh box kits program.

Creator(s): Fred Kresse, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, programming, development, planning


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Archive Title: Fred Kresse 2 - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Fred Kresse talks about the production and distribution of MATCh box kits.

Creator(s): Fred Kresse, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, programming, development, planning


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Archive Title: George Hein - Photograph

Date Original: 1955

Description: A headshot of George Hein.

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Keywords: portraits, staff


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Archive Title: George Hein - Photograph

Date Original: 1975

Description: A portrait of George Hein.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: portraits


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Archive Title: George Hein and Emily Romney - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: George and Emily help build a yurt at ESS.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: portraits, staff


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Archive Title: Growing Up in Old New England - Book

Date Original: 1971

Description: Cover, title page, acknowledgements, and foreward to Growing Up in Old New England.

Creator(s):Marc and Evelyn Bernheim, authors; Crowell-Collier Press, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, supplementary materials, education


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Archive Title: Growing Up in the Arts - Article

Date Original: October 1976

Description: Article by Frank Oppenheimer, Exploratorium. 8 pages.

Creator(s): Frank Oppenheimer, author; The National Elementary Principal, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, supplementary materials, education


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Archive Title: Hein Siblings - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: George Hein (center) and his siblings in Italy.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: portraits, staff


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Archive Title: Jerrold R. Zacharias 1 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A portrait of Jerrold R. Zacharias (1905-1986).

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: portraits


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Archive Title: Jerrold R. Zacharias 2 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A portrait of Jerrold R. Zacharias, owned by EDC.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: portraits


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Archive Title: Jim Zien - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Jim Zien talks about MIT and the Open City Project.

Creator(s): Carol Yourman, videographer; Jim Zein, interviewee

Keywords: Open city Project, programming, collaboration


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Archive Title: John Dewey 1 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Philosopher and educator John Dewey wields an axe.

Creator(s): unknown photographer; Center for Dewey Studies, owner

Keywords: education, museum philosophy


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Archive Title: John Dewey 2 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: John Dewey at his outdoor typewriterfrom the Center for Dewey Studies

Creator(s): unknown photographer; Center for Dewey Studies, owner

Keywords: education, museum philosophy


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Archive Title: John Dewey 3 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: John Dewey examines soil.

Creator(s): unknown photographer; Center for Dewey Studies, owner

Keywords: education, museum philosophy


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Archive Title: John Dewey and Museum Education - Article

Date Original: October 2004

Description: John Dewey's opinions on the centrality of museums to education.

Creator(s): George Hein, author; Curator, publisher

Keywords: education, museums, theory, publications


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Archive Title: John Dewey's Wholly Original Philosophy and Its Significance for Museums - Article

Date Original: April 2006

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Creator(s): George Hein, author; Curator, publisher

Keywords: education, museum philosophy


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Archive Title: Lennie Gottlieb - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video interview in which Lennie Gottlieb talks about his career and Recycle.

Creator(s): Lennie Gottleib, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: Recycle program, environmentalism, staff


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Archive Title: Manager's Meeting - Interview

Date Original: 2006

Description: Elaine Gurian, Jim Zien, Mike Spock, and Pat Steuert talk about defining the role of the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: museum identity, administration, mission, role


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Archive Title: MATCh Box Kits Project - Report \n

Date Original: May 1968

Description: A discussion on the development and evaluation of the MATCh Box kits.

Creator(s):Frederick H. Kresse, author; U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Office of Education - publisher

Keywords: MATCH boxes, reports, evaluation, grants, programs

Date Original: 05/1968

Description: "Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children: A Project to Develop and Evaluate Multi-media Kits for Elementary Schools," by Frederick H. Kresse. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Office of Education; Bureau of Research . 86 pages.

Creator(s): Kresse, Frederick H. -author

Keywords: MATCH boxes, reports, evaluation, grants, programs


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Archive Title: MATCh Box Units - Article

Date Original: 1973

Description: Multi-sensory units for social studies: The City; Japanese Family; House of Ancient Greece.

Creator(s): Boston Childrens Museum

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, traveling exhibits, interactivity, pedagogy


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Archive Title: MATCh Boxes - Article

Date Original: 1961

Description: Discussion of the MATCh Boxes project.

Creator(s): American Education, publisher; Fred Kresse, author

Keywords: MATCh Boxes, programming, development, planning, press coverage, publicity


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Archive Title: MATCh Kits - Information

Date Original: March 1972

Description: Circulation information about MATCh kits available from 1972-1973, such as Medieval People, The City, and Japanese Family.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh kits, outreach, programs, traveling exhibits


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Archive Title: Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children - Report

Date Original: January 1972

Description: The development of MATCh boxes. Developed by the Children's Museum, Boston, Massachusetts, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA.

Creator(s): Barbara A. Sanderson and Daniel W. Kratochvil, authors

Keywords: development, MATCh boxes, project planning, reports


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Archive Title: Museum Education - Article

Date Original: 2006

Description: This chapter in Museum Studies includes: defining museum education, early, modern and constructivist museum education, social change and social responsibility.

Creator(s): George Hein, author; Sharon MacDonald, editor; Blackwell, publisher;A Companion to Museum Studies

Keywords: education, museum philosophy, publications


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Archive Title: Nature Closely Observed - Article

Date Original: 1983

Description:A discussion of the idea of induced learning in children.

Creator(s): David Hawkins, author;Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Scientific Literacy, publisher

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Archive Title: Non-Profit Disambiguation - Guide

Date Original: n.d.

Description: An explanation of the relationships between several not-for-profit corporations devoted to educational research and development.

Creator(s): Boston Stories Project

Keywords: non-profits, organizations, guides


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Archive Title: Open Education - Comic

Date Original: 1979

Description: Jules Feiffer on open education and related topics.

Creator(s): Jules Feiffer, creator; Field Newspaper Syndicate, publisher

Keywords: museum philosophy, supplementary materials, education


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Archive Title: Open Education: A Sourcebook for Parents and Teachers - Book

Date Original: 1972

Description: Title pages, table of contents and jacket blurb from Open Education: A Sourcebook for Parents and Teachers. 7 pages.

Creator(s): Ewald B. Nyquist and Gene R. Hawes, editors; Bantam Books, publisher

Keywords: pedagogy, education


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Archive Title: Philip and Phylis Morrison - Photographs

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Archive Title: Philip Morrison Memorial - Documents

Date Original:September 10, 2005

Description:Documents associated with the Philip Morrison Memorial Celebration and Reception.

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Archive Title: Phylis Morrison - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Phylis Morrison and a child interacting.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: staff, portraits, interactivity, audience


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Archive Title: Piaget and Duckworth - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Jean Piaget's visit to America. Eleanor Duckworth (also pictured) acted as his translator.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: portraits


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Archive Title: Piaget's theories explored

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Document exploring and summarizing Piaget's theories related to cognitive science.

Creator(s): Hein, George- author

Keywords: philosophy, science, educational theories, learning


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Archive Title: Playing in the Water - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Ayoung boy playing in a tub of water.

Creator(s): Jeremy Berndt, photographer

Keywords: interactivity, water play, play


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Archive Title: Playing Instruments - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Children play an instrument, part of MATCh Box Musical Shapes & Sounds.

Creator(s): Jeremy Berndt, photographer

Keywords: MATCh boxes, music, instruments


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Archive Title: Progressive Education and Museum Education: Anna Billings Gallup and Louise Connolly - Article

Date Original: 2006

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Creator(s): George E. Hein, author; Journal of Museum Education, publisher

Keywords: articles, museum education, pedagogy


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Archive Title: Research in Arts Education - Article

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Discussion of the MATCh project and validated exhibits.

Creator(s): Judith Murphy and Lonna Jones, authors; U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare - publisher

Keywords: education, pedaqgogy, articles


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Archive Title: schools Where Children Learn - Book

Date Original: 1971

Description: Exerpts from Schools Where Children Learn, 36 pages.

Creator(s): Joseph Featherstone, author; New York: Liveright, publisher.

Keywords: pedagogy, education, museum philosophy


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Archive Title: Science Education 1965 and 2005: Myths and Differences - Transcript

Date Original: November 19, 2005

Description: Transcript of a talk given by George Hein about differences in science education over 40 years.

Creator(s): George Hein, author

Keywords: pedagogy, education, science, speeches


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Archive Title: science Education for a Thriving Democracy - Article

Date Original: Fall 2006

Description: Article by George Hein from Hands On! Vol. 29, No. 1.

Creator(s): George Hein, author; Hands On! Magazine, publisher

Keywords: science, education, pedagogy


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Archive Title: The Art of Maurice Sendak - Book

Date Original: 1980

Description: Excerpts from The Art of Maurice Sendak, ed. Robert Morton.

Creator(s): Robert Morton, editor; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publisher

Keywords: art, education


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Archive Title: The Cicada - Book

Date Original: December 1974

Description: Book containing a fable.

Creator(s): Phillip Morrison, translator; Phylis Morrison, illustrator; The Morrisons, self-publishers

Keywords: art, fables, book


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Archive Title: The Exploratorium - Articles

Date Original: March 1985

Description: A collection of articles about Dr. Frank Oppenheimer and San Francisco's Exploratorium.

Creator(s): The Exploratorium Magazine, publisher

Keywords: pedagogy, museum philosophy


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Archive Title: The Faithful Eye of Robert Hooke - Book

Date Original: 1965

Description: Excerpt from The Faithful Eye of Robert Hooke, a science-related text.

Creator(s): Elementary Science Study of Educational Services Incorporated-, author; Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher

Keywords: science, education, pedagogy, textbooks


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Archive Title: The Netsilik Eskimo - Book

Date Original: 1970

Description: Excerpts from a short ethnographic description of the Netsilik Eskimo tribe.

Creator(s): Asen Balikci, author; The American Museum of Natural History Press, publisher

Keywords: ethnography, anthropology, cultural studies


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Archive Title: Washtub Bass - Photograph

Date Original: 1968

Description: The wash tub bass, from MATCh Box Musical Shapes & Sounds.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: music, MATCh Boxes, interactivity


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Archive Title: Waterplay Exhibit - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Black and white photograph in which young children explore a water-filled exhibit at the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Jeremy Berendt, photographer

Keywords: exhibits, children, interactivity, audience, education


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