Word: exhibitions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Donna Boczar, of Sarasota, Florida, whose children were also enjoying Summer Splash, feels that the exhibit is a good learning experience for kids. "I'm surprised at what they're interested in," she says. "I don't really think they think they're learning, but they...
...ability to pique childrens' interests and teach them without the atmosphere of the stuffy class room is what Eaton sees as vital to Summer Splash's success. If the children enjoy their visit to the water exhibit, then they will ask to come again. But, Eaton adds, were it not for the cooperation of the surrounding business community and for modern trends in child raising, the exhibit would not have been as successful as it has been...
...There are more offices in this area, and with the exhibit's awnings and sign visible, the parents who work near here can see our Museum and may decide to bring their children here," she says. "Also, the area has changed. A lot of business people eat lunch down here and see the exhibit and just decide to walk in. Then they tell others about...
Eaton also attributes the success of the exhibit to new attitudes toward sun and long days at the beach. "I think more and more parents are beginning to realize that a child's predisposition to skin cancer beings when he is young. So you don't want your child baking out on the beach, but you also don't want him cooped up inside. This exhibit is outdoors but it's shaded and cool, and some parents may be taking advantage of the fact that it's recreational but non-dangerous...
...adds that the Museum planned the exhibit for July without knowing that a heat wave would descend on the city during that month. "The heat has certainly boosted attendance, and we could hardly have planned on that...