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Innovation in the Art Museum Education Tradition International Symposium, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan October 17-18 2009.

Saturday the 24th October was the International Day of Climate change and the United Nations Day.

Innovation in the Art Museum Education Tradition International Symposium, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan October 17-18 2009. I am attending this conference as a panellist. Here’s my notes from Day 1.  

What is the Audience Research Blog and what might I find here?

What are visitors saying about the Menagerie exhibition?

My trip to Borneo to learn, research and film orang-utans.

Where can I find resources online that address learning generally and museum learning specifically?

Who visits the Indigenous Australians Exhibition and what do they think about it?

Results from the 2009 survey on computer-based exhibits now available on Open Exhibits website.

What peer-reviewed papers have been published on museums and Web 2.0?

Will dust storms happen more often? What are the impacts?

Australian Museum mineralogist Ross Pogson took no time at all to analyse the mineral content of the dust that swept across Sydney this morning, enveloping the city in an eerie red blanket.

Science in the City is a popular excursion for students. Here's what they enjoy about it!

Who visits museums in general and who visits the Australian Museum?

Key points from the summative evaluation we did of the Dinosaur Unearthed exhibition in 2006