by columnist Madeline Karp I think I might be desensitized to extra disgusting things. I regularly see kids eating things they definitely shouldn’t eat. I’ve seen lots and lots of blood spurting from noses and foreheads and knees after tumbles down stairs. I get sneezed …
Here’s our weekly round-up of our favorite things that were said about museums this week: the good, the bad, and the really quite strange! Its Bubble Popped, Hirshhorn Takes Stock of the Future China Museum Shut Down as Exhibits Shown to Be Forgeries Getty Museum …
by columnist Cira Brown
I’ve recently been doing a bit of work for the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, part of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. I love the CHSI and have used it and its exhibitions as a basis for some of my papers here at Tufts. Over the past year I’ve also had internship and volunteer experiences at the Museum of Science and the MIT Museum, and have watched an assortment of visitors engage with each museum’s content. Each of these Boston-area museums attract different types of people, and I want to explore their expectations of their museum visits. I’m also curious as to whether their visit was motivated by an interest in history, science, or even the history of science – and even whether that expectation makes any difference at all.
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by columnist Madeline Karp, You may have heard that the great improv comedy show of the late ‘90’s Whose Line is it Anyway? is making a comeback this summer. As museum professionals, I think it behooves us all to watch it. Why? Because a) everyone …
With summer classes at Tufts kicking off this week, we thought we’d offer a few suggestions for those of us who aren’t in class to keep up the good work. (Of course, our reading is all beach-worthy!) This week’s recommendation is from Program Director, Cynthia Robinson: …
By columnist Catherine Sigmond
Let’s face it. English has become the global language, the lingua franca that links us all together. It’s also increasingly being recognized as the international language of science.
For non-native English speakers, the necessity of being able to read, speak, and publish research in English is an ever-growing hurdle.
Of course, the expanding use of the English language touches many more disciplines than just the hard sciences. But the fact remains that many of those who may be interested in pursuing careers in science may be hampered by their lack of high-level English language skills.
Continue reading Science in Museums: Rethinking Accessibility: Don’t Leave English Language Learners Behind