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Hannah Lally posted a reply on Re: Program times and guests
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Said: Agree with all of the points above here, but I also think that half an hour is a really tight time limit, especially for families with young children, and your programs are spaced far enough apart that if you just miss the first one, yo...
Wordfly Email Platform - Email Platform Transition
Hi -- We are looking to switch email platforms and stand up Wordfly. They integrate seamlessly with our admissions and constituency database, Altru/Blackbaud, and would like to hear from anyone who has worked with Wordfly and/or completed an email platform transition. We currently have 174K emails on our list.
I'd love to connect with you. Please message me at my email -- my first name initial "I" for Ivy and last name "brown" -- Ibrown@pleasetouchmuseum....
I'd love to connect with you. Please message me at my email -- my first name initial "I" for Ivy and last name "brown" -- Ibrown@pleasetouchmuseum....
Beth Housewert posted a reply on Re: Help Me Understand Traveling Exhibits
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Said: Meredith, I LOVE talking about traveling and temporary exhibits. I managed bringing them into my museum for about 8 years. We had some great ones and some meh! ones, but did feel that it was worth bringing them in for the diversity, fre...
Merredith Christos posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Help Me Understand Traveling Exhibits
Hi everyone,
I'd love to learn more about traveling (temporary) exhibits from museums that have hosted them.
Over the years, my impression has been that most traveling exhibits require a fairly large footprint (often several thousand square feet) and can cost thousands of dollars for a typical 3-6 month rental. I'd love to know if that perception is accurate or if there are smaller, more affordable options that I may not be aware of.<...
KayDawn Hopper posted a reply on Re: Workshop Equipment - Exhibits
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Said: We do in-house fabrication work and get a lot of use out of our CNC building exhibits mainly. I will say it does take a little time for training on how to use it, someone to do the design/extraction/layout to print, investment in bits a...
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