I recently received an email asking how our access tours for students with special needs differ from our general school tours–and more specifically, how our school programs are adapted for children on the autism spectrum.
This is a difficult question to answer without knowing more about the specific needs and abilities of each individual student in the class. Yet knowing little to nothing about each student’s disability is one of the most consistent challenges facing our access educators, a wonderful group of museum educators who are trained specifically to work with children who have developmental, learning and physical disabilities. Click to continue »
Within the museum world, collaboration is not a new concept. For years, museums have been joining forces to accomplish a range of goals including mounting exhibitions, purchasing works of art and coordinating programming. Cross-institutional partnerships allow for cost-sharing in the face of increasing acquisition and insurance rates, as well as the sharing of research, scholarship, and other resources.
Closing night was thrilling. 