by Mira Johnson | Oct 28, 2025
To investigate the story behind an object from another person’s point of view, choose partners and take turns acting as both interviewer and interviewee. Select an interesting artifact that your partner is wearing or carrying or have the partner select something to...
by Mira Johnson | Oct 28, 2025
Before experiencing a museum or other learning experience that includes cultural representation and identity, it is important to think deeply about our own perspectives that may inform our responses and analysis. Use this worksheet to inventory some assumptions you...
by Lisa Rathje | Sep 24, 2025
Museums offer multiple paths for learning. From decoding the museum itself to the artifacts in the exhibitions, this Local Learning Resource Guide provides educators practical tools and useful frameworks for engaging learning in museum spaces. Download a copy of the...
by Lisa Rathje | Sep 16, 2025
Welcome to the Folk Arts – Cultural Treasures School (FACTS) and the Philadelphia Folklore Project’s (PFP) teachers’ guide for a school-wide folk arts residency. Here we share our experiences about an approach to education that we believe matters, our thinking about a...
by Lisa Rathje | May 8, 2025 | Learning Locally
Over the years, the Journal of Folklore and Education has published resources useful for museum educators, from our special issue dedicated to museum education in 2016 to ongoing articles ranging from teaching with primary sources to community-based museum outreach....
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