INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Click on the links below to find out more about the following international projects:

Coming up Taller
http://www.cominguptaller.org
This report, produced with Americans for the Arts, describes how local artists and educators help turn around the lives of young people and identifies the common characteristics of effective arts and humanities programs. Program Profiles describe over 200 after-school, weekend and summer programs contained within the Coming Up Taller report.

Americans for the Arts
http://www.artsusa.org
America's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With a 40-year record of service, we are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

The Association of Children's Museums (ACM)
http://www.childrensmuseums.org
A a professional service organization that endeavors to expand the capacity and further the vision of children's museums around the world. ACM's vision is to bring children and families together in a new kind of town square where play inspires lifelong learning. Founded in 1962 as a support group for directors, ACM has broadened its services and purpose as an international association.

Hands On! Europe (HO!E)
http://www.hands-on-europe.net
This organisation started life in 1994 as an informal network of a few European children's museum directors interested in promoting the development of the children's museum concept in Europe. The mission of Hands On! Europe is to support the development and co-ordinate the initiatives undertaken by children's museums in Europe and elsewhere. HO!E organizes conferences on a regular basis to promote the exchange of information between children's museums and professionals in the field.

Museum Youth Initiative (MYI)
http://www.irvine.org/programs/children_youth/init_MYI.htm
Their goal is to strengthen the ability of California museums to educate young people. Through the Museum Youth Initiative, the Foundation works with select museums in developing coherent strategies in museum programs aimed at augmenting educational programming for children without compromising the multi-faceted role museums play in the community. While we are not adding any new museums to the MYI at this time, below is a description of the initiative.