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John Richardson posted a new Topic
Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Weather/Adventure Simulators
Greetings from TCMU!
Does anyone have a Feel The Fury simulator, a.k.a. Hurricane Simulator, where visitors can experience wild weather conditions and animal encounters? How has the experience been? Positives? Negatives? Reliability (does it malfunction/breakdown often)? Popular with visitors? Revenue generation (is it worth it)?
Thanks in advance for your input!
Does anyone have a Feel The Fury simulator, a.k.a. Hurricane Simulator, where visitors can experience wild weather conditions and animal encounters? How has the experience been? Positives? Negatives? Reliability (does it malfunction/breakdown often)? Popular with visitors? Revenue generation (is it worth it)?
Thanks in advance for your input!
Brianna Borka posted a reply on Re: Assisting families with transitions?
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Said: We do close our Learning Lab a half hour early, more so to give us time to clean it but it also serves as a visual warning that we're getting close to closing. Although, that's not 100% consistent because if there are special meetings o...
Hannah Taschek posted a reply on Re: Ideas for Grand Reopening Event
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Said: Hi! International Art Museum of America in San Francisco hereWe renamed one of our galleries to honor the neighborhood that we are in and partnered with an organization from that neighborhood. For context, our museum is located ...
Sarah Cole posted a reply on Re: Assisting families with transitions?
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Said: We do a "Ring Out the Day" parade every evening to get folks out with smiles. As someone who struggles with transitions and has kids who do to, some ideas:Announce countdowns before closing. Give warnings.
Lindsey Gordon posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Artificial Intelligence Tools
Hi Everyone,
As many are, our museum is navigating the opportunities that AI presents for museums. We are interested in learning from what others may have tried or are doing with artificial intelligence tools both with guests as well as behind the scenes.
Here are a few ways that we have experimented with AI:
- Chatbot assistant on our website
- Lots of conversation around image generation, pros and cons
- We have partnered with a tech com...
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