Charlotte Beall : Empathy

How to understand what someone else’s life is like? Lifting 16lb water buckets helps you truly understand what it means to have to carry the water you need everyday.
 

Contributor Bio

Charlotte Beall is currently the Manager of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center and is responsible Visitor Services, education, and daily operations of the facility. Previously she was a partner and founder of LA CAB Exhibits where she developed concepts and activities for exhibits and interactive experiences. Her seventeen years at The Children’s Museum, Seattle, as the Director of Exhibits and Education, allowed her to conceptualize, develop and implement interactive hands-on exhibits, and educational programs. She has envisioned and implemented immersive environments and activities for thousands of people of all ages. She has developed a multitude of community partnerships with cultural, artistic, and social service organizations. Charlotte served on the Council for Children’s Museums for three years and has consulted with a variety of museums. She has been a Map 1 reviewer, an IMLS grant reviewer for museums.