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Museum education

Museum education is like going to school, but you learn things by visiting museums. Museums are places where people keep and show important things, like art and artifacts from history. The museum education helps people to learn about these things and understand what they mean.

Museums have special workers called educators who are like teachers. They help people, like you, to learn things by creating special activities and programs for students and visitors. They make sure that you have fun and learn new things at the same time.

Sometimes, museum educators create games, puzzles, or activities related to the exhibits in the museum. For example, if you go to a museum with dinosaur exhibits, educators may create a scavenger hunt where you have to find different types of dinosaurs in the exhibit. Or they may have a coloring corner where you can color pictures of the dinosaurs you see.

Museum education can help you learn about lots of different topics, from history to science to art. It can help you understand and appreciate the world around you and the things that people have created in the past. So, next time you visit a museum, look out for the museum educators and the special activities they have created for you!
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