DESCRIPTION
This workshop was recorded on 6-13-23
During this workshop, we learned about successful strategies for using your outdoor space to engage meaningfully with audiences of all ages, while also integrating sustainability practices. Presenters shared their tips and experience around creating garden spaces, pocket parks, enhanced trails, revitalized outdoor areas by removing invasive species, and much more. Discover new ways to utilize your outdoor spaces for more effective visitor engagement while also putting sustainability into practice at your museum!
Presenters:
Nicholas Weller, Arizona State University
Emily Landis, Executive Director, Lancaster Science Factory
Chloe Doucette, Managing Director, Museum of Idaho
Kim Kleven, Vice President of Play & Learning, Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota
Janet White, Director of Education, Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
Lee Robinson, Director of Education and Exhibits, Muse Knoxville
DESCRIPTION
This workshop was recorded on 6-13-23
During this workshop, we learned about successful strategies for using your outdoor space to engage meaningfully with audiences of all ages, while also integrating sustainability practices. Presenters shared their tips and experience around creating garden spaces, pocket parks, enhanced trails, revitalized outdoor areas by removing invasive species, and much more. Discover new ways to utilize your outdoor spaces for more effective visitor engagement while also putting sustainability into practice at your museum!
Presenters:
Nicholas Weller, Arizona State University
Emily Landis, Executive Director, Lancaster Science Factory
Chloe Doucette, Managing Director, Museum of Idaho
Kim Kleven, Vice President of Play & Learning, Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota
Janet White, Director of Education, Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
Lee Robinson, Director of Education and Exhibits, Muse Knoxville
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Arizona State University
This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant Number MG-245910-OMS-20.
This project is a continuation of the program established through support from the Rob and Melani Walton Foundation as part of Arizona State University’s Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability in Science and Technology Museums initiative.
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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