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.
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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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Insurance provider information
: "Hello! I'm serving on the Board of an emerging museum and we'd like input on general liability insurance. What companies are you all using and how much are your paying annually?
Thanks so much!
Lydia"
Restricting Ages for Birthday Parties
: "Our small museum primary audience is children ages 1-8 and the birthdays book up quickly. Lately our staff has seen an increase in birthday party bookings for older children who sometime are a bit “rough” on our exhibits. Do any museums
restrict the ages for birthday parties?
Kelly Krumenacker
Bucks County Children’s Museum
www.bucksk..."
Exhibit Safety - are there codes that should be followed
: "Good Day!
I am curious if there are any safety codes etc that should be followed, or what the best practice is, regarding exhibits regarding safety. This could be relating to the structures, design, materials, etc. I did a quick search and did not see anything on this topic.
Thank you, Jess"
Museum maps?
: "Hi everyone!
We've recently added new exhibits as well as moved our exhibits around the museum, but we do not have a current museum map/layout to post on our website or hand out to our guests. I would love to include age appropriate pictures and only a few words (maybe numbers with a key below) as our museum is geared for ages 0-10. We are also ..."
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