The Past in the Present: The Relevancy of the History of Museum Education Today

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About the author

Carissa DiCindio is Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture Education, University of Arizona with a focus on art museum education. Prior to this position, she was the Curator of Education at the Georgia Museum of Art. She began in the field of museum education in 2003. She holds an M.A. in art history and a Ph.D. in art education from the University of Georgia.

Notes

1 Hooper-Greenhill, Museums and the Interpretation of Visual Culture, 152.

2 Burke, “Overture. The New History,” 2–24.

3 Hein, Progressive Museum Practice, 9.

4 Rasmussen and Winterrowd, “Professionalizing Practice,” 7–11.

5 Prottas, “Power Play.”

6 Munley and Roberts, “Are Museum Educators Still Necessary?,” 38.

7 Ibid., 37.