Raising the Bar: Dialogic Interpretation Training for Museum Professionals

Name: Raising the Bar: Dialogic Interpretation Training for Museum Professionals
Start: 2026-10-21T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-23T17:00:00-04:00
Location: President Lincoln's Cottage

Wed, Oct 21 · 9:00 AM President Lincoln's Cottage · Petworth

Multi-day training giving museum professionals practical tools and peer support for adopting dialogic interpretation, with one-on-one coaching and a dialogic tour.

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