The Museum Education and Research Laboratory of the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Thessaly aims to cover educational and research projects of the Undergraduate and the Postgraduate Studies Programme of the DECE and of other Departments of the University of Thessaly, in the fields of Museology, Museum Education, History Education and History of Art. Basic targets: Research and education in the above fields; collaboration with relevant Greek and international institutions and the International Council of Museums; promotion and productive use of cultural heritage, with special focus on Thessaly; organization of conferences, seminars and educational activities; publication of relevant books, papers, educational material, and of the online international journal museumedu.