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June 3, 2016  |  Intern Chronicles
Why So Siloed? Costs and Benefits of Interdisciplinary Approaches in Museums
On the wall at Science Museum, London. Photo: Veena Vijayakumar

On the wall at Science Museum, London. Photo: Veena Vijayakumar

I remember a high school chemistry teacher of mine singing a song about hydrogen and then asking our class to create our own piece (poem, painting, performance, anything) about our favorite element on the periodic table. Needless to say I will not forget the atomic mass of neon anytime soon. This combination of seemingly disparate disciplines not only allowed appreciation for both, but also lent to an enriched experience for us students.