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Divulgamos a publicação do n.º 1 (vol. 32) do Journal of Museum Education. Este número é inteiramente dedicado ao tema das novas tecnologias ao serviço da educação nos museus japoneses.Intitula-se "Digital Technology in Japanese Museums" e apresenta diversos estudos de caso onde a utilização das novas tecologias está na ordem do dia.O Journal of Museum Education dedica-se ao tema dos "Museus e Educação", apresentando conteúdos de carácter teórico e prático e de carácter formativo. Cada número apresenta um tema em análise, focando tópicos de interesse para os profissionais de museus, nomeadamente teoria da aprendizagem, avaliação de estudos de público, estratégias de formação para museus de arte, ciência e história, entre outros temas.Começou a ser publicado em 1973 sob a forma de relatórios da Museum Education Roundtable - MER, uma organização sediada em Washington, DC.,  que promove e desenvolve trabalho na área dos "Museus e Educação". É desde 1985 que assume a forma de publicação. É publicado três vezes por ano.Sobre este número:Increasingly, people are incorporating digital technology into their everyday lives. Whether it is a mobile phone, a PDA, an iPod, or a PlayStation, these devices are becoming indispensable. Museums have responded to this technology explosion with a multitude of applications. Within the past ten years, digital technology has become a watchword for museum planners. Japan has the enviable position of often being in the forefront of technology development. Japanese people, like their worldwide counterparts, have an intense desire to use new technologies. Capitalizing on this trend, professionals across Japan have been trying out new technologies in the museum environment. This issue will feature a discussion of different devices and their applications in art, science, and history museums. Do new technologies enhance or distract from a visitor’s experience? Do they improve accessibility or make the visitor confused? The content of this issue focuses on the design, description and evaluation of several projects that were conducted recently in different museums throughout Japan.Conteúdos:- From the Guest Editors Makoto Manabe and Lois Lydens- Digital Technology at the National Science Museum of Japan byLois Lydens, Yasuji Saito, and Tohru Inoue- Brief Pictorial Description of New Mobile Technologies Used in Cultural Institutions in Japan by Yumi Awano- Making Connections: Using Mobile Phones as a Museum Tool by Makoto Manabe and Lois Lydens- Using a Mobile Phone Tour to Visit the Ueno Zoological Gardens and the National Science Museum in Tokyo, Japan by Hiroyuki Arita-Kikutani and Kazuhiro Sakamoto- What Impressions Do People Have Regarding Mobile Guidance Services in Museums? Designing a Questionnaire that Uses Opinions from the General Public by Hiromi Sekiguchi and Hirokazu Yoshimura- Museum Personnel’s Opinions on Mobile Guidance Systems by Hirokazu Yoshimura, Hiromi Sekiguchi, and Yoshitaka Yabumoto- User-Centered Design: Improving Viewers’ Learning Opportunities in Art Museums in Japan by Kiyoka Fushimi and Kiyofumi Motoyama- From the Editor Monica M. Smith Para subscrever a revista:http://www.lcoastpress.com/Para se increver na Museum Education Roundtable - MER:http://mer-online.org 