Museums are excellent places for children to learn. The informal learning that comes from museums enhances what kids get in school. Museums enable us to supplement the formal, structured, curriculum-driven model encountered in classrooms. Minda Borun, Director of Research and Evaluation at The Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia defines informal learning as learning that “takes place … at home, at community gatherings, in parks and playgrounds, and in museums. It is how we learn to use utensils, put on our clothes, brush our teeth and carry out the activities of daily living. Informal learning often occurs through observation, imitation, and apprenticeship rather than through deliberate instruction.”
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