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Hi everyone,

I am seeking examples of exhibitions about the history of children's television. Some recent examples include:  The Story of Children's Television, from 1946 to Today (U.K. circulated 2015-2017), T is for Television (National Museum of American History 2017-2018), and an Australian exhibition with a section on children's TV (On the Box: Great moments in Australian television 1956-2006, Powerhouse Museum 2006). There is also a Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image that includes a travelling version (Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited).

I am especially interested in presentation and interpretive strategies, as well as what is done to engage children, families and adults in the history of children's television (beyond the types of experiences we often see in children's museum exhibitions about individual contemporary televisions shows). I welcome any examples and experiences you could share.

Thank you!

Claire

"Somebody Come and Play:" 45 Years of Sesame Street Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger and Kinder (September 2014 – January 2015) co-curated with Susie Tofte, then the Children's Television Workshop Archivist.  It emphasized the dual nature of CTW projects -- the carefully researched educational practices + the Broadway-caliber script and song-writing.  Most of the visitors of all ages came for the Muppets and some elements of our displays were adapted for the current Henson exhibition.

The unique part of the exhibition was that between the two archival collections, we were able to show the concerns of children's television from earlier days, with launch proposals from the 1950s, Captain Kangaroo scripts, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood emotional content graphs (for summer re-run schedules), and examples of how CTW promoted Sesame Street to librarians, teachers and Head Start workers.

Hi everyone,

I am seeking examples of exhibitions about the history of children's television. Some recent examples include:  The Story of Children's Television, from 1946 to Today (U.K. circulated 2015-2017), T is for Television (National Museum of American History 2017-2018), and an Australian exhibition with a section on children's TV (On the Box: Great moments in Australian television 1956-2006, Powerhouse Museum 2006). There is also a Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image that includes a travelling version (Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited).

I am especially interested in presentation and interpretive strategies, as well as what is done to engage children, families and adults in the history of children's television (beyond the types of experiences we often see in children's museum exhibitions about individual contemporary televisions shows). I welcome any examples and experiences you could share.

Thank you!

Claire

Hi everyone,

I am seeking examples of exhibitions about the history of children's television. Some recent examples include:  The Story of Children's Television, from 1946 to Today (U.K. circulated 2015-2017), T is for Television (National Museum of American History 2017-2018), and an Australian exhibition with a section on children's TV (On the Box: Great moments in Australian television 1956-2006, Powerhouse Museum 2006). There is also a Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image that includes a travelling version (Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited).

I am especially interested in presentation and interpretive strategies, as well as what is done to engage children, families and adults in the history of children's television (beyond the types of experiences we often see in children's museum exhibitions about individual contemporary televisions shows). I welcome any examples and experiences you could share.

Thank you!

Claire

Hi everyone,

I am seeking examples of exhibitions about the history of children's television. Some recent examples include:  The Story of Children's Television, from 1946 to Today (U.K. circulated 2015-2017), T is for Television (National Museum of American History 2017-2018), and an Australian exhibition with a section on children's TV (On the Box: Great moments in Australian television 1956-2006, Powerhouse Museum 2006). There is also a Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image that includes a travelling version (Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited).

I am especially interested in presentation and interpretive strategies, as well as what is done to engage children, families and adults in the history of children's television (beyond the types of experiences we often see in children's museum exhibitions about individual contemporary televisions shows). I welcome any examples and experiences you could share.

Thank you!

Claire

Hi everyone,

I am seeking examples of exhibitions about the history of children's television. Some recent examples include:  The Story of Children's Television, from 1946 to Today (U.K. circulated 2015-2017), T is for Television (National Museum of American History 2017-2018), and an Australian exhibition with a section on children's TV (On the Box: Great moments in Australian television 1956-2006, Powerhouse Museum 2006). There is also a Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image that includes a travelling version (Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited).

I am especially interested in presentation and interpretive strategies, as well as what is done to engage children, families and adults in the history of children's television (beyond the types of experiences we often see in children's museum exhibitions about individual contemporary televisions shows). I welcome any examples and experiences you could share.

Thank you!

Claire