This book looks at the interaction between Design students and museums, and explores issues, projects and emerging ideas about how museums can better support HE students. It illustrates the general lessons that can be learnt, both strategic and practical, which can help to bring about long-term and constructive relationships between museums and universities in order to enable effective student learning.

Chapter 1 Museums and Higher Education: A Context for Collaboration, Kate Arnold-Forster, Catherine Speight; Chapter 2 Museums and Higher Education: A New Specialist Service?, Catherine Speight; Chapter 3 Bridging Perspectives - Approaches to Learning in Museums and Universities, Beth Cook, Catherine Speight; Chapter 4 Creative Differences: Deconstructing the Conceptual Learning Spaces of Higher Education and Museums, Jos Boys; Chapter 5 Learning Paths: Museum-Based Learning Materials for Design Students; Chapter 6 Student Use of a University Museum, Rhianedd Smith; Chapter 7 The Design Student Experience in the Museum, Beth Cook; Chapter 8 Design Learning in an Australian Museum: A Partnership Project Between the Powerhouse Museum and the University of Technology, Sydney, Geoffrey Caban, Carol Scott; Chapter 9 Museums and Material Knowledge: The V&A as Source in Fashion and Textile Design Research, Torunn Kjølberg; Chapter 10 A Conversation across Disciplines, Rebecca Reynolds; Chapter 11 How Can Technology Support Design Students' Learning in Museums?, Rebecca Reynolds; Chapter 12 'See What I'm Saying': A Case Study in Visual Research, Digital Media and Language, Patrick Letschka, Jill Seddon; Chapter 13 The Virtual Museum, Mark Carnall, Beth Cook; Chapter 14 Learning in Second Life, Karina Rodriguez-Echavarria, Lars Wieneke; Afterword, Anne Boddington, Beth Cook, Rebecca Reynolds, Catherine Speight;