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Muża

Participative Museum Experiences and Adult Education

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Adult Education, Museums and Art Galleries

Part of the book series: International Issues in adult Education ((ADUL))

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MUŻA is a national community (public) art museum scheduled to open in Valletta, the capital city of Malta, in 2018 when the city will be designated European Capital of Culture. The chosen name MUŻA stands for a vision with clear objectives.

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  1. MUŻA, Malta

    Sandro Debono

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  1. University of Victoria, Canada

    Darlene E. Clover

  2. University of Victoria, Canada

    Kathy Sanford

  3. University of Victoria, Canada

    Lorraine Bell

  4. University of Victoria, Canada

    Kay Johnson

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Debono, S. (2016). Muża. In: Clover, D.E., Sanford, K., Bell, L., Johnson, K. (eds) Adult Education, Museums and Art Galleries. International Issues in adult Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-687-3_15

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