Blog

January 2026

JME 50.1

Ageless Activations: Museums as Intergenerational Learning Hubs

FROM THE EDITOR
New Explorations of Intergenerational Learning, Preeti Gupta

FROM THE GUEST EDITORS
Bridging Generations Through Connection and Creativity, Anne Matlock & Tiffany McGettigan

ARTICLES
  • Empowering the Generations of Today and Tomorrow: The Contemporary Art Museum as a Production Space for Future Worlds, Lærke Vindahl & Jane Bendix
  • Breaking the Silence, Starting the Conversation: Intergenerational Learning as a Pathway to Vergangenheitsbewältigung in Museums, Prarthana Narendra Hosadurga
  • Space and Facilitation Effects on Engagement of Children in a Museum Makerspace: Maximizing Limited Resources, Heather Arnett, Lisa Bievenue & Rebecca Shulman
  • Tinkering Across Generations: An Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Approach to Hands-On Learning, Silvana Oderisi, Anne Matlock, Kathryn Derloshon, Ann Caspari, Maureen Leary, Emily Porter, Tiffany McGettigan & Adrienne Smith
  • Intergenerational Learning through Collective Impact “All Under One Roof”, Alexandria Sobin, Slaven Lee, Rachel L. Severson, Karl Olson, Hannah Zuraff & Joel Baird
  • Language Science and Intergenerational Learning in a Science Center, Leslie C. Moore, Anna Babel, Nikole D. Patson, Laura Wagner, Kathryn Campbell-Kibler, Cynthia G. Clopper, Rachael Frush Holt & Shari Speer
  • Development of a Children’s Museum Program “Especially” for Adults with Autism, Susan Heilman, Allison Daigle & Pam McKillop
  • Reciprocal Learning in a Children’s Museum: Building Inclusive Museum Spaces that Embrace Intergenerational Neurodivergent Perspectives, Mary Anne Ullery, Christine Delgado, Samantha Cintron, Natalie Williams & Isabel Maciá

BONUS ARTICLE

Introducing ChatGPT to Education in Science Museums: A Conceptual Framework, Mohamed W. Fareed