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International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience
URL: http://www.sitesofconscience.org

Description:
This website provides material about members of an international network "of organizations and individuals dedicated to teaching and learning how historic sites and museums can inspire social consciousness and action." Includes an interactive map of locations, such as the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York, the Gulag Museum in Russia, and the District Six Museum in South Africa. Also browsable by social issues (such as genocide and racism). Available in several languages.

Publisher:
International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Historic sites
Historical museums
Social problems -- Study and teaching

LII Database Information:
Record 21299 created by Ray Van Diest on 04/20/2006
Last modification on 05/04/2006
Published: 05/04/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21299