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  • 1.  Muesum Social Work

    Posted 06-25-2015 01:11 PM

    Hello I work at the Boston Children Museum and I have been working here for 4 years now and I just graduated with a BA in social work and I would like to use my degree in my job. Does anyone know of any other museums that have used social workers or are using social workers within there museums?



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    Nicholas Ventura
    Boston Children's Museum
    Boston MA
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  • 2.  RE: Muesum Social Work

    Posted 06-26-2015 12:36 PM

    Hi Nicholas,

    You might check out Lois Silverman's book The Social Work of MuseumsI know Lois has spent a lot of time thinking about the intersection of museums and social work.

    Trystan

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    Trystan Popish
    Aerospace Education Coordinator
    Museum of Flight
    Seattle WA
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  • 3.  RE: Muesum Social Work

    Posted 06-29-2015 03:37 PM

    Eastern State Penitentiary here in Philadelphia is doing fascinating work about incarceration and the prison system in the United States. Strong social justice focus. 

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    Gigi Naglak
    Curator of Museum Education
    American Philosophical Society Museum
    Philadelphia PA
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