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THE Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (The Explorer, No. 93, Winter, 1948) contains interesting information about the way in which the Museum‘s exhibits are put to effective use as part of a general educational campaign. A caravan has been converted into a travelling museum and fitted out with exhibitions to suit the season of the year and the various types of audiences. The "Traveling Trailside Museum" is towed out to schools, hospitals and other organisations, where the contents are exhibited and usually explained in a supporting talk by one of the Museum staff. This travelling museum is greatly in demand and is performing an educational function which brings great credit to its sponsors. Another feature of the educational work of this Museum are the weekly walks led by one of the staff and which are well attended by members of the public. The walks are supported by exhibitions at the Museum depicting local natural history at the time of the walks.
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The Museum in Education. Nature 161, 677 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161677b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161677b0