Carnegie Institute (Carnegie Science Center)

The Carnegie Museum of Science (now the Carnegie Science Center) will convene a diverse advisory group of local and national early-childhood educators and museum professionals to identify current best practices in early childhood education that will inform a report to guide the museum's design and development of an exhibition for ages 2-6. The group will visit other notable early-learning exhibitions around the country during the one-year planning process to explore concepts for a comprehensive plan. The report will be the culmination of the advisory group's feedback and recommendations, including insights from an on-site review of the museum's current early-learning exhibit, and data collected from surveys, and professional focus groups. The final report will not only serve the museum, it will also guide science centers, children's museums, and other museums across the country on how to elevate their own early learner exhibitions.