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Amanda Wilkening posted a reply on Re: sock skating rink
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Said: We have a similar set up to the one posted above with plastic picket fencing, though we have been looking at other options as the fence nears the end of its lifespan. Our rink is probably 7-8 years old? and I think the style of tiles we...
Katherine Patterson-Paronto posted a new Topic
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Timed Ticketing Advice
We are an emerging museum, opening in December. I think we will need to do timed tickets for at least our first few weeks. People will be able to stay as long as they want, but will not be able to enter before their time. We are using the Altru ticketing system, so I know we have capacity for it. I was wondering if there are any rules of thumb for this. How do we calculate how many tickets to sell for each time? I am planning to set our overall capacity below what the fire ma...
Kiersten Dittrich posted a new Topic
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Reminder: Frontline training discussion on 10/17 at 3pm
Our next informal discussion group meeting about training frontline teams (and the other ways we support our visitor-facing staff) is next Thursday 10/17 at 3pm. Zoom info is below. Please reach out to me at kdittrich@discoveryacton.org with any questions.
Discovery Museum is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Discovery Museum is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ACM Frontline Training Discussion Group
Time: Oct 17, 2024 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Susan Foutz posted a reply on Re: sock skating rink
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Said: We use Glice and have similar rules to what Danielle posted above. It is slippery and you can fall if you step on and don't realize that it is like ice when wearing socks. But kids seem to like that aspect! Like Danielle's picture shows...
Jamie Bonnett posted a reply on Re: Maker space recs (and steer clears!)
Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Said: We love Canary cardboard cutter and have found these to be fantastic. They are similar to the "makedo" sets but a bit more industrial. We also have a GloForge printer and find this to be pretty quick and easy to use with mat...
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