National Discovery Museum Institute (NDMI) is one of the specific institutes under the Office of Knowledge Management and Development (plubic organization). The aim of NDMI is to supervise a new mega discovery museums project, and to standardize a mew approach of self-learning, NDMI's mission includes making learning space for Thai adolescents and a new identity of "Museum" in Thai society.

NDMI's mission fundamentally focuses on a learning resource in a form of modern museum which believes in the philosophy of the "Discovery Museum as a New Learning Space." This notion articulates a new style of learning era. The composition and exhibition techniques are important features that distinguish discovery museum from general museum. The permanent exhibition is designed to induce the audiences to questioning, then continue "self-discovering" in any particular or any specific subject displayed. The interactive exhibition provided acts as a medium to communicate between the exhibition and the audiences and produces a learning communication and audiences' self-learning skill. Zoning in Discovery Zone, Collection Zone, and Resource Centre. All three zones are not spaciously separated; in fact, there is a combination of every zone in each section.

Programs, activities and assorted temporary exhibitions are emphasized in Discovery museum. They act as linkages to create a cheerful learning atmosphere that attracts not only adolescents, by all citizens to promptly be in touch with our dynamic society. Thus Discovery Museum is actually a "Museum for All", which does not limit to any gender, age, education background, even social status.

Creating the new learning space or Discovery Museum according to the notion mentioned above, exchanging opinions with international museum veterans in a field of Discovery Museum management is considered necessary. Moreover, to crystallize the notion "discovery" and common comprehension of the Discovery Museum concept should also be taken into an account in order to further apply to the museum concept and its audiences in Thailand.

National Discovery Museum Institute then cordially invites you to Special Seminar on "Discovery Museum: A New Learning Space" on 16-17 August 2005, at Conference Auditorium 4th floor, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthopology Centre, 20 Boromarachachonnani Road, Taling Chan, Bangkok 10170. Our guests speakers are from Jorvik Museum, ARC, and YAT, England; Asian Civilizations Museum and Singapore History Museum, Singapore; and LORD Cultural Resources planning and Management Canada.

For further information website: http://www.ndmi.or.th of call 02 357-9333 ext 123 or 143./ email: yupaporn@ndmi.or.th.