A study of humanities programs for young people in twenty-four American museums was prompted by an awareness of the need for up-to-date descriptive materials about current museum education practices. The choices of museum programs studied were determined by indications of success in working with the schools, in developing effective teaching materials and methods, in recruiting and training personnel, in funding expanding programs, and in reaching into the community. The study is in two parts. Part One is a set of fourteen case studies, each of which analyzes the program of a single museum under eight subject headings. These follow identical schemes to facilitate comparisons and are arranged geographically. Part Two discusses, under the same subject headings (exhibits, programs, extension services, staff, funding, coordination with schools, facilities, and publications), programs of special interest that did not lend themselves to the case study format. Notes on inter-museum cooperation, further information resources, references and illustration credits conclude the study. (Author/KSM)