Participatory Traveling Exhibitions: Laboratories for Professional Development

科学技术中心协会（ASTC）将为科学博物馆的工作人员开发一项不同寻常的“动手”展览开发培训计划。这个为期四年的项目将通过一系列研讨会和ASTC工作人员、“教学博物馆”、设计顾问和四个“学习博物馆”之间的密切合作，加强美国中小型科学博物馆的展览能力，最终将创建四个完整的展览。培训将由ASTC现有的旅游展览服务人员管理，并由项目咨询委员会和几位国家认可的展览顾问协助。该项目将在30多个博物馆展出4000平方英尺的巡回展览，参观者将超过200万人次；在学习者博物馆展出4个常设展览；为30多名博物馆工作人员提供展览开发方面的专业培训和咨询，包括对4个学习者博物馆的工作人员进行长期培训。国家科学基金会的支持将由学习者博物馆提供20万美元。

The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) will develop an unusual "hands-on" training program in exhibit development for science museum staff. This four year program will strengthen the exhibition capabilities of small and medium-sized science museums throughout the US through a series of workshops and intensive cooperation between ASTC staff, "teaching museums," design consultants, and four "learner museums" that will lead to the creation of four finished exhibitions. Training will be managed by ASTC's existing Traveling Exhibits Service staff, assisted by a Project Advisory Committee and several nationally recognized exhibition consultants. The project will result in four l,000 square foot traveling exhibits that will reach more than 2,000,000 visitors at more than 30 museums, four permanent exhibits at the learner museums, and professional training and consultation in exhibit development for more than 30 museums staff, including long term training of staff from the four learner museums. NSF support will be augmented by $200,000 contributed by the learner museums.