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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Said: I agree with Madeline. Since we’re a small team (3 full-time and 7 part-time staff), we try to run as many activities in-house as we can to help manage our budget. The programs that work best are the ones our staff have personally plann...
Said: Have you considered/is it possible to have your staff build buy-in by helping develop the pop-ups themselves? Our children's museum also moved to regular pop-ups and storytime (as well as music time) to keep staff and audiences engaged....
Said: Thank you so much, Madeline! We've done a similar approach in the past although it wasn't as in-depth as your process. I'm willing to try it, though! 
Said: Howdy Neighbor! For us, we've found pre-made kits and pop-ups work great for people who aren't around consistently, such as volunteers, but not as much for long-term employees where it becomes white noise. We've had similar problems wit...
Said: I want to learn about a museum exhibit master plan, too.