Welcome to ACM Groupsite - ACM's Online Community!


ACM Groupsite is the Association of Children's Museums' central hub online. It's a space where children's museum staff, stakeholders, and partners can view upcoming events from ACM, network with other children's museum professionals, and ask for advice, share ideas, and access resources on our discussion boards.


The ACM Member Resource Community and Hand to Hand Community are benefits for ACM members. If you are interested in joining ACM, contact Membership@ChildrensMuseums.org.

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The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) is proud to partner with We Can Do This (https://wecandothis.hhs.gov/), the COVID-19 public education campaign of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  ACM will collaborate with children’s museums and related organizations across the U.S. to share critical information about the avail...

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Said: I'm thinking about how children hear "no!" all day long and, and children crave control and independence. I like the above, "Children's museums allow kids to be kids" We talk a lot about "learning through play" and the importance of pla...
Said: Thank you for your thoughtful responses, Jeanne and Libby. I appreciate your help framing it. 
Said: "Children are often ushered from school to activity to activity experiencing days full of structured experiences both educational and those that are considered "play". Children's Museums provide a space and opportunity for free, creativ...
Said: Rachel, this is an important question to address and, as you have noted, not an easy one to frame. Some thoughts: You might think about positioning the question around assets (the museum's and children's) and positive change; acknowledg...