Cultural Connections Program Announcement

Program Announcement

Orientation & Wayfinding in Museums
Wednesday, October 8, 2003, 2:00-5:00 PM
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
Please note location change!!!

We all strive to create meaningful learning experiences for visitors. However, orientation and wayfinding obstacles can interfere with visitorsí overall positive experiences. Join us for an afternoon of surprising findings about orientation and wayfinding and for creative ways of improving communication within our learning environments.

Veronica Garcia-Luis, Project Evaluator at the Exploratorium, will present findings from an evaluation study that revealed surprises about Exploratorium visitors and their quest to find the front door!

Scott Stratton, Education Programs Supervisor at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, will share a pre-visit video provided to school groups, which conveys everything from bus parking to sea star handling.

Margee Cochran, Access Specialist at the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, will suggest ways to comply with ADA requirements while forging lasting partnerships with the disabled community.

If you have an interesting orientation and wayfinding project to share at this program, please contact Brianna Cutts at breecutts@yahoo.com.

Program

2:00-2:30	Arrival/Check-in
2:30-2:45	Welcome and Announcements
2:45-3:00	Remarks by Veronica Garcia-Luis
3:00-4:00	Break-out sessions
4:00-5:00	Networking and refreshments
Program Fee	Free for Cultural Connections members $10 for non-members
Inquiries	(866) 841-9139 ext. 1005 or email info@cultural-connections.org
Location	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission @ Third San Francisco, CA
Directions	http://www.yerbabuenaarts.org/b_ybca.html Parking: Fifth & Mission Garage, Mission Street between Fourth & Fifth Moscone Center Garage, Third Street between Folsom & Howard Hearst Parking Center, Third Street between Mission & Market SFMOMA Garage, Minna Street between Third & New Montgomery Public Transportation: Exit BART and MUNI at Montgomery or Powell Stations.

Mark your calendar for our upcoming program:
Wednesday, December 10, 2003, 2:30-5:00 PM
Stress Busters: Tools to Alleviate Stress in Tumultuous Times

Join us for Cultural Connections programs on the second Wednesday of every even month except August!
(February, April, June, October, December)