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Solina Larum posted a new Topic
Monday, Mar 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Do you Have Rolling Archive Shelves?
Our Children's Museum is in the planning stages of a new expansion, slated to open early 2028. We have the opportunity to create a new space for our programming storage and are considering installing built-in rolling archive shelving.
If you’re open to sharing, I’m especially curious to hear from other Children's Museums about:
If you’re open to sharing, I’m especially curious to hear from other Children's Museums about:
- The brand or system you use
- Whether you’d recommend it
- How it handles odd or oversized items
- Any advice, lessons lea...
Jennifer Madigan posted a reply on Re: Looking for examples: Museums that moved ou...
Monday, Mar 23, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Said: Tina,Good luck to you. I have no outcomes to share with you, but these words hit home! We purchased a parcel for our emerging museum. It is 3 miles outside of "downtown." There has been SO much discussion by any number of ...
Jenny Smith posted a reply on Re: Penny Rounding with Altru
Friday, Mar 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Said: Here is the policy and how to we use. They same steps could be use for rounding up for a donation, just a little more math :)
Cayly Tull posted a new Topic
Friday, Mar 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Penny Rounding with Altru
Hi all,
From what I can tell Altru does not have a fix for penny rounding (please correct me if I'm mistaken). As we are running out of pennies and can no longer get them from our bank, I am wondering how other museums with Altru are handling/planning to handle moving forward with reconciling Daily Sales? This will effect our museum store transactions as ticketing and membership fees are round numbers.
Any feedback would be appreciated!
From what I can tell Altru does not have a fix for penny rounding (please correct me if I'm mistaken). As we are running out of pennies and can no longer get them from our bank, I am wondering how other museums with Altru are handling/planning to handle moving forward with reconciling Daily Sales? This will effect our museum store transactions as ticketing and membership fees are round numbers.
Any feedback would be appreciated!
Tara Knuth posted a new Topic
Friday, Mar 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Looking for examples: Museums that moved out of downtown
Hi everyone,
I’m hoping to gather some examples from this group.
We’re in the middle of a site selection process, and a key part of our local conversation is around whether a children’s museum needs to remain downtown. There’s some pressure to stay for the sake of downtown itself, even when it may not align with what’s best for the museum’s long-term success.
I’d love to hear from anyone who has:
- Moved from a downtown location to a more ...
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