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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

This qualitative, exploratory study involved tracking and interviewing 32 Spanish-speaking intergenerational groups in fully bilingual exhibits at four different science centers/museums. However, this study found that in bilingual groups adults were more likely to read in Spanish, while the kids were more likely to read in English.

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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

Museum 2.0

The institutions that seem most prey to a "cookie cutter" approach are science centers and children's museums. Funders like the NSF have encouraged science centers in particular to share their techniques and evaluations, which is fabulous but also leads to rampant and sometimes unthinking imitation.

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Faith Ringgold: 30 Years of Art-Making and Activism and Video Clip on Women Artists

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" (Listen to the interview for the answer to those questions) My favorite group of paintings were the ones she did in Europe copying the masters and integrating African American history, culture, and icons. She has created sculpture, mosaics, paintings, stories, and children's stories and coloring books. Could you write a story?

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