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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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Danielle Price posted a reply on Re: Member events
Friday, Mar 3, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Said: Hi everyone! I am with the Virginia Air and Space Science Center, and we recently opened a Children's Gallery to broaden our market and engage families with young explorers. We created literacy events based on STEM books. Each event has...
Leah Lansberry posted a reply on Re: Member events
Thursday, Mar 2, 2023 at 6:09 PM
Said: We follow a very similar model where we hold themed member events and plan activities around that. Popular past events we've done have been luau where we made leis and finger paint pineapples, summer camp where we made simple birdfeeder...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Floor Staff Questions
Thursday, Mar 2, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Said: During the winter (our significantly slow season), the staff have a set schedule, except for requested time off or cases of illness. Thankfully people are willing to cover for each other in those situations. In the summer we...
Lydia Baard posted a reply on Re: Member events
Thursday, Mar 2, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Said: The activities are definitely geared towards kiddos and families. We highly encourage family participation in every aspect of the museum (as opposed to a "leave your kid here and space out" kind of place).
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Member events
Thursday, Mar 2, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Said: I know they are for members, but are the activities geared towards kids, adults, or families? Right now my museum does not do those kinds of activities, but I know of things that were done in the past. Knowing the audience y...
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