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.
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.
MOST RECENT POSTS
6
20 views
5 replies
1
19 views
0 replies
3
62 views
3 replies
1
54 views
0 replies
2
31 views
1 reply
1
1
6
93 views
5 replies
4
108 views
5 replies
5
101 views
4 replies
FILE CABINET
COMMUNITIES
No non-private communities to display.
RECENT ACTIVITY
Madeline Hobart posted a reply on Re: Museum Class Pop-ups
Monday, Dec 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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...
Christine Santoro posted a reply on Re: Educational/ Exhibit Master Plans: Looking ...
Monday, Dec 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Said: I want to learn about a museum exhibit master plan, too.
Meegan Sims posted a new Topic
Monday, Dec 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Museum Class Pop-ups
Hi everyone!
Like many of you, at the Sacramento Children's Museum we have daily classes or "pop-ups" that run between 15-30 minutes and focus on different activities such as STEM, art, culture, music, etc. Content-wise, we are continuously developing new activities that use different ways to engage our visitors aged 0-8 (which is our target audience). However, there is an ongoing lack of motivation among our play facilitators to run those pop-ups.
We...
Like many of you, at the Sacramento Children's Museum we have daily classes or "pop-ups" that run between 15-30 minutes and focus on different activities such as STEM, art, culture, music, etc. Content-wise, we are continuously developing new activities that use different ways to engage our visitors aged 0-8 (which is our target audience). However, there is an ongoing lack of motivation among our play facilitators to run those pop-ups.
We...
KAITLYN BENNETT posted a reply on Re: Alternatives to Altru
Monday, Dec 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Said: Hi, at our museum we use VeeVart and have enjoyed it. They are quick to accept feedback and make changes to assist in our processes. It has helped to combine all of our memberships, donations, and events all into one. Feel free to reach...
Rhiannon Crain posted a new Topic
Monday, Dec 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Educational/ Exhibit Master Plans: Looking for some examples
I've got a board/ staff committee starting the process of creating an Educational/ Exhibit Master Plan for our small museum. I found a great Interactivity presentation that covers several museum's processes and my committee wants MORE!
Anyone have a completed Exhibit and/ or Educational Master Plan they would be willing to share so I can motivate this committee with all of your amazing work!?
Anyone have a completed Exhibit and/ or Educational Master Plan they would be willing to share so I can motivate this committee with all of your amazing work!?
Add New Module