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THINKING ABOUT MY MUSEUM JOURNEY, A REFLECTION 1999

THINKING ABOUT MY MUSEUM JOURNEY —

The text of this paper was prepared for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of American Association of Museums Educators ‘ Committee (AAM/ EdComm.)  All the awardees of the annual prize – The Educators Award for Excellence – were asked to write reflections.  The author won this award in 1985.  It was published as “Thinking about My Museum Journey,” Presence of Mind: Museums and the Spirit of Learning, Bonnie Pitman, ed., AAM, Washington D. C., 1999, pp. 31-35. A copy of the paper is attached.

2015, I am now in the process of writing my recollections (memoir) and this will be part of the process for me. 

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