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Lisa Williams posted a new Topic
Monday, Jan 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Possible ICE Raids in Museums
As a museum we work with immigrant populations that may now fear coming to the museum as a result of recent ICE raids and arrests. Does anyone have a policy or plan for this situation? Are children's museums considered sanctuary locations? Are we required to let ICE agents enter the museum to arrests visitors or possibly even staff?
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Seeking Feedback: Impact of Changing Saturd...
Monday, Jan 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Said: When we have considered changing hours we look at what our sales are later in the day, and sales at the beginning of the day, and at least anecdotally at situations like are people waiting to come in or not. If you have people wai...
Olivia Pekkala posted a new Topic
Monday, Jan 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Seeking Feedback: Impact of Changing Saturday Hours of Operation
We're considering adjusting our hours of operation and wanted to get some feedback. Specifically, we’re thinking of changing our Saturday hours from 10 AM - 6 PM to 9 AM - 5 PM, so they align with our hours from Wednesday to Friday. Has anyone made a similar change? If so, what challenges or experiences did you have with this adjustment? We've noticed that we often have visitors waiting at the door by 10 AM, and we think opening earlier on Saturdays could help us attract more guests earl...
Sarah Cole posted a new Topic
Thursday, Jan 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Fundraising scam alert
Hello all! Sharing this in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. I'm beyond grateful for the "spidey sense" our CDO showed with a recent "donation." Several months ago we had an inquiry through our website from someone asking how best to become a donor. This happens periodically, and our CDO followed up. After some conversations that were already throwing some red flags, the person said they would be sending a check for $2000. Gave us a tracking number, etc, and asked...
Katie Trausch posted a reply on Re: Security Check Point
Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Said: Hi Lilliana, Echoing John and Jeanna - we don't use wristbands or keep track of who enters/leaves with who. However, one of the primary points during our welcome orientation is "play together, stay together", meaning that w...
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