For Immediate Release
January 8, 2009

Investigate the methods that museum educators use to educate and entertain visitors in UCR Extension's new class

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Just like sports arenas and entertainment centers, museums are reinventing themselves in this era of technological revolution. But one thing has not changed; museum educators still seek to teach the public in creative ways. In UCR Extension's new class, Museum Education, students explore how today's museums serve as informal educational centers designed to teach and entertain visitors. Museum Education is offered Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 13 and ending March 3, 2009 at the UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside.

This class is designed for those who currently work or volunteer in a museum or for those who might be interested in a museum career. Find out which techniques museum educators employ to pique the curiosity of their guests and help satisfy their thirst for knowledge. Two separate field trips to two museums are planned.

The class fee is $195.

For more information about classes in Museum Studies, contact (951) 827-5801, e-mail arts@ucx.ucr.edu or visit www.extension.ucr.edu. To register, call (951) 827-4105 or (800) 442-4990 or visit www.extension.ucr.edu.

UCR Extension is the continuing education division of the University of California, Riverside. Extension offers more than 3,800 courses and 90 certificate programs in a variety of academic programs, including agriculture and landscape, arts and humanities, business and management, education, forensic investigations and public safety, teacher's credentialing, English, environmental management, geospatial analysis and technology, health services and behavioral sciences, information technology, languages, law and public policy, Native American studies, natural sciences, and yoga.